Gate of Dawn
| Gate of Dawn | |
|---|---|
The Gate of Dawn in with the chapel of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn | |
| Alternative names | Sharp Gate |
| General information | |
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54°40′28″N 25°17′22″E / 54.67432°N 25.28954°E |
| Year(s) built | 1503–1514 |
| Groundbreaking | 1672 (wooden chapel) 1711–1712 (brick chapel) |
| Official name | Vilnius Old Town |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
| Designated | 1994 |
| Reference no. | 541 |
| UNESCO region | Europe |
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The Gate of Dawn (Lithuanian: Aušros vartai), or Sharp Gate is a city gate in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and one of its most important religious, historical and cultural monuments. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.