Flanders Gate
| Flanders Gate | |
|---|---|
| Part of the second city walls of Brussels | |
| Brussels, Belgium | |
The Flanders Gate at the end of the 18th century | |
| Site information | |
| Type | City gate |
| Location | |
Flanders Gate Location within Brussels Flanders Gate Flanders Gate (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates | 50°51′11″N 4°20′30″E / 50.85306°N 4.34167°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
| Materials | Stone |
The Flanders Gate (French: Porte de Flandre; Dutch: Vlaamsepoort) was one of the medieval city gates of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium.[1]
See also
- Halle Gate, a part of the 14th-century city wall protecting Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
Citations
- ^ "L'ancienne Porte de Flandre / Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles - Maison du Roi – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier". collections.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
Bibliography
- Demey, Thierry (2013). Bruxelles, des remparts aux boulevards (in French). Brussels: Badeaux. ISBN 978-2-930609-02-7.
- Spapens, Christian (2005). Les Boulevards extérieurs de la Porte de Hal à la Place Rogier. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 40. Brussels: Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine. ISBN 978-2-96005-026-4.
External links
- Media related to Flanders city gate (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons