It was constructed between 1725 and 1728, with the project being designed by Gerhard Cornelius van Wallrawe, and its elaborate façade sculptures done by Bartholomé Damart.

[1][2][3] In 1942, during the Second World War, to protect the elaborate sculptures at the top of the gate, from the Allied bombing raids, they were taken down, and hidden in the Arkonian Woods.

[5][6] In 1999, at its west wall was installed a bronze commemorative plaque dedicated to Dezydery Chłapowski, a 19th-century military officer and general of the insurgents forces during the November and Greater Poland uprisings, as well as in the Polish Legions during the Napoleonic Wars.

The attic above the cornice of the entablature features sculptures of Mars with a sword and a shiled, and Hercules with a club and lion pelt.

The central depicts two tied prisoners of war, sitting on the sides a pedestal with a Roman armor displayed on top of it.

The attic and façade to the sides of the entrance, feature elaborate reliefs of panoply, depicting armour, weaponry, shields, and standards.

[1][2][3] Its west wall features a bronze commemorative plaque dedicated to Dezydery Chłapowski, a 19th-century military officer and general of the insurgents forces during the November and Greater Poland uprisings, as well as in the Polish Legions during the Napoleonic Wars.