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Complex of Lower Town Eastern Gate

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This complex represents the eastern entrance to the Lower Town from theRiver Danube side, i.e. the Vidin Gate. It consisted of two gates: Eastern Gate I and Eastern Gate II. The Eastern Gate I, alongside with a quadratic tower, was built in the fifteenth century. The Eastern Gate II, built in the eighteenth century, consisted of two shallow semicircular towers. The entire complex remained intact until the spring of 1944, when it was completely destroyed due to an explosion of an ammunition magazine. Archaeological research was conducted in 1969.

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