▁ 1 5 8 2 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gates ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁walls ▁of ▁Wars aw . ▁Un like ▁other ▁gates , ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁prevent ▁fire ▁from ▁spread ing ▁from ▁the ▁dens ely ▁built - up ▁Old ▁Town ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁built ▁wooden ▁bridge ▁that ▁crossed ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁gate ▁gained ▁the ▁name ▁Br ama ▁Most owa ▁( B ridge ▁Gate ). ▁Although ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁flo od ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁brid ges ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁name ▁stuck . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁when ▁the ▁city ▁walls ▁lost ▁their ▁strateg ical ▁significance ▁in ▁war fare , ▁the ▁gate ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁gun pow der ▁dep ot , ▁which ▁gave ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary ▁name . ▁Exp and ed ▁between ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁it ▁served ▁its ▁new ▁role ▁until ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁city ▁prison . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁expanded ▁( poss ibly ▁by ▁Jak ub ▁Font ana ) ▁along ▁the ▁B ole ść ▁Street . ▁Further ▁expansion ▁was ▁done ▁between ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁November ▁U pr ising ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁decision ▁to ▁ere ct ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁Cit adel , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁the ▁prison ▁had ▁been ▁liquid ated ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁ref