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Elizabeth Gates

Orenburg, descent to the embankment of the Ural River

Elizabeth's (Water) Gates - an historical and architectural monument of Orenburg, situated near the slope to the river Ural embankment. It is a composition of two stone pillars with niches decorated with sculptures featuring Asian facial features. Restored in 2008. A sign on the crossbar contains images of military insignia, recalling the city's past as a fortress town.

Cyrillic fragment fixed: sign

Elizabeth Gates — Orenburg