Friedrichsburg Gate

This gate was built in 1852 by the project of F. A. Stüler. By their architecture, they resemble the city gates of Königsberg. 

As the city gates, the gates of the fortress were built of baked shaped bricks in neo-Gothic style. The gate consists of a Central passer of the portal in the form of an arch, the sides of which are symmetrically situated casemates for the garrison. On the sides of the passage are four round towers. The gates are decorated with decorative jagged parapets and false Gothic windows. They led to the Friedrichsburg fort built in the 17th century to cover the channel of the Pregolya River, which in the middle of the 19th century became an integral part of the second rampart fortifications. The citadel was demolished after the World War I with the laying of new railway tracks. The recently restored Friedrichsburg Gate is the only reminder of the fort that once existed here, where Peter I, who arrived in Königsberg with the Great Embassy under the name of Peter Mikhailov, studied artillery science and even received a certificate, offering to «recognize and honor» its owner «perfect for throwing bombs, careful and skillful fire of the artist».

The gates were transferred to the Museum of the World Ocean in a dilapidated state and restored by the museum by 2011. The Historical and Cultural Center «Ship Resurrection» is located in the building of the gate, dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, which is represented not only in photographs and drawings, but also in ‘living’ exhibits. Samples of traditional Russian boats — the Vologda «Berestianka», the Azov plot, the Chukot canoe, etc. — were placed on the Lodeinyi Dvor. 

The Petrovsky Center is housed in a historic building dedicated to the history of shipbuilding. This history is represented not only through photographs and drawings, but also through «live» exhibits that bring the past to life.