The first recorded mention of the gate as a clay gate (Viru Gate) dates back to 1362. The name derives from the clay pits that existed in this area outside the city wall at that time. In 1454, the gate complex received a foregate. Between the main gate and the foregate was a fortified water mill, which remained in use until the 19th century. After the gate lost its military function, the five-story main tower was demolished in 1843. The actual gate was demolished in 1888. The foregate's side towers, designed as round towers, survived.

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Tallinn city gate

It is located in the eastern part of the clay road (Estonian: Viru tänav) on the east side of Reval's old town. Immediately to the …

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