Main Gate of the University

Initially, in the same location, there was a gate designed by Jan Zygmunt Deybel and Joachim Daniel Jauch, which was commissioned to be built around 1732 by Augustus II the Strong. It was crowned with a distinctive large metal globe. Artists such as Bernardo Bellotto and Zygmunt Vogel captured it in their paintings. This gate survived until June 12, 1819. In 1823, a more modest gate was constructed, but not on the street line, rather deeper within the university grounds.

The current neobaroque-style gate was designed around 1900 by Stefan Szyller. It was inaugurated in 1911, and at the same time, the alley leading to the campus was named "University Street." Until 1916, the gate was topped with the letter "A" in a crown, which was the university's symbol referring to its founder, Tsar Alexander I. During the People's Republic of Poland era, an eagle without a crown, the state emblem at that time, was placed on the gate. Today, just like in the years 1916-1944, the gate displays an eagle with a crown surrounded by five stars, which is the official emblem of the University of Warsaw.

In the niches of the gate, there are statues of Urania symbolizing knowledge and Athena symbolizing peace. They were designed by Zygmunt Langman, following the patterns of ancient originals located in the Vatican Museums. The statues were seriously damaged during the Warsaw Uprising and removed immediately after the war. They were restored and returned to their places in 1982.

In 1984, the gate was registered as a historic monument as part of the University of Warsaw complex.