Land Gate & Venetian Walls
Kopnena vrata
A Renaissance-style triumphal gate from 1543, decorated with the Venetian winged lion. The fortifications it belongs to are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Land Gate was designed by the Venetian architect Michele Sanmicheli. Its shape resembles a Roman triumphal arch, and its lintel bears the winged lion of Saint Mark along with an equestrian statue of Saint Chrysogonus, the city's patron saint. In 2017, Zadar's walls and gates were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the 'Venetian Defensive Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries.' Outside the gate lies the small boat harbor of Foša Bay, and a walk north along the walls leads to Five Wells Square and Queen Jelena Madijevka Park. Admission is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Five Wells Square
- Church of St. Simeon
- People's Square (Narodni trg)
- Museum of Ancient Glass
- Zadar City Market
- Church of St. Chrysogonus
- St. Mary's Church & Gold and Silver of Zadar
- Archaeological Museum Zadar