Trogir - Land Gate Kopnena Vrata

The Land Gate (Kopnena Vrata) was the main entrance to Trogir during the time of Venetian rule when the city walls were built in the 15th Century. The Land Gate was rebuilt in the 17th Century in late-Renaissance style. This tall doorway once came complete with a drawbridge. Above the door's arch is the Lion of St Mark, which was the symbol of Venice, and above that is the town's patron saint, St John of Trogir (Sv Ivan Trogirski), also referred to as Giovanni Orsini in Italian. St John of Trogir was a 12th Century bishop.