There was a drawbridge here across the moat. On the southeast side there were two gates in a row, the large gate standing outside the original moat, with drawbridge replaced by a stone bridge in the late 17th century. On the town side of the bridge stood the smaller Upper Gate, torn down in 1833. It was built on the site of two gothic houses. Facade is from 1574, probably by architect Baldassare Maggi.
Secular building is unique in Central Europe.
Facade has high architectonic order, that is, pilasters above columns together reaching two stories high, with overhanging capitals. Interesting houses House no. 59 - very striking baroque facade, but ground shows a renaissance vestibule and tunnel to the courtyard. It is typical for townhouses with baroque modifications. It was redone in renaissance and decorated with sgrafitti figures of Old Testament warriors.