Across from the Barbican to which it was once connected via drawbridge over the city moat - stands the iconic Floriańska Gate. Erected in 1307, this Gothic gateway tower and its adjacent towers (plus the Barbican) are almost all that remains of the city's ancient defenses which once circled the medieval Old Town. As the most important of the city's eight medieval gates, St. Florian's Gate was spared demolition during 19th century Austrian occupation thanks to last-minute local efforts. Today Floriańska or St. Florian's Gate remains the primary entry point to Kraków's Old Town, leading tourists from the direction of the train station, onto one of the city's main commercial thoroughfares (Floriańska Street), in the direction of the market square.