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Matthias Gate
Gate in Prague, Czech Republic. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthias Gate (Czech: Matyášova brána), or Matthias' Gate, is a gate between the first and the second courtyards of Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic. It was erected by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor in 1614.[1]
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The sign on the gate states, in Latin, D[ominus] Matthias El[ectus] Rom[anus] Imp[erator] S[emper] Aug[ustus] Hung[ariae] Boh[emiae] Rex etc. F[ieri] F[ecit] An[n]o MDCXIV. It translates to "Master Matthias, elected Roman Emperor, forever August, King of Hungary, Bohemia etc., ordered this to be built in the year 1614."[citation needed]
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