Lāčplēsis (Aleksandras) Gate Infrastructure

Located on the northeast side of the Daugavpils Fortress on Odu Street.

Built according to the design of the Russian Ministry of War architect Alexander Staubert, which was approved in 1816. Two years later, a passage was created between the 5th bastion and the 4th curtain lunette and piles were driven into the foundations. In 1831, the facade decoration and the construction of the driveway were completed.

During the interwar period, the Daugavpils Fortress was home to the Latvian army. At that time, in order to get rid of the Russian imperial legacy, the gate was renamed the Lāčplēsis Gate. In the 1920s, the three wooden bridges built in front of the gate were demolished.

During the Soviet era, the gate led to the residential sector of the Military Aviation Engineering School.

Nowadays, you can enter the Daugavpils Fortress through the Viesturas Gate. Nearby are the Daugavpils Technical and Industrial Design Center “Engineering Arsenal” and the former Soldiers' Barracks.