he building design was approved by the City Council in 1586. Completed in 1588, for 290 years the gates existed in unchanged form. In 1861 the facade was subjected to restaurant work (their track is dated in several places). In 1878 it was decided to increase the throughput - the internal gate was demolished, and on both sides of the van den Blocke gate was added extra passes. In addition, the drawbridge over the moat was replaced by a permanent dike. In 1884 the whole of the gate was rustic (which previously existed only on the western elevation) and added a frieze with coat of arms on the eastern façade. In 1895 the ramparts were completely abolished, and the moat was covered. The gateway was moved to a free-standing gateway building in 1903 and therefore shuttles were closed. After the demilitarization of Gdansk in 1920, the Norddeutscher Lloyd travel agency took over. In 1945 the sculpture of the gate was mainly damaged. Repairs and maintenance were carried out in 1946, 1949/50 and 1964/65. It was only in 1966 that the missing figure of a lion was reconstructed. The rooms were used by the Polish Travel Agency "Orbis". In 1952, the passage was again reopened, leaving behind closed passages that included, among others. tourist information. In 2002 the gate was taken over by the Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk and on 22 May 2012 the Pomeranian Tourist Information Center was opened there.