Terespol Gate

The Terespol Gate is one of the four gates of the Ring Barracks leading to the Citadel of the Brest Fortress. Named after the Polish city of Terespol. Going ashore on Boog. In the XIX century, there was a suspension bridge, damaged in 1915 during hostilities, destroyed during the Second World War. In the near future, a pedestrian suspension bridge will be built for the passage to the border crossing. The gate was built in the classical style in the XIX century. Before the Great Patriotic War, there were three floors and small towers on top. Inside the top was two huge water tanks, from which water was fed into the Citadel's water supply. On June 22, 1941, the Wehrmacht attacked the fortress. From the first minutes, the gate was in the center of fierce fighting. During artillery shelling, the gate was severely damaged, and the upper part was completely destroyed.