Continuing towards the entrance of the Castle you reach the gate that gives access to the internal walls of the manor.

At the end of the war, the southern tower, to the right of the gate, appeared completely destroyed due to repeated bombardments aimed at the artillery observation posts located inside. The lion of St. Mark that overlooks the gate had been brought to Gorizia by the Venetians when they briefly occupied the city in 1508. Rediscovered by the Italians in the lapidary of the Provincial Museums as early as August 1916, at the end of the war it was chosen as a symbol of the Italian identity of the Gorizia area. In April 1919, it was decided to place it over the entrance gate of the Castle, and on that occasion General Cattaneo, commander of the Gorizia square, wrote: "In my mind, the vision of the complete liberation of the dear city was fused with the image of the beautiful lion of St. Mark restored to its place."