Flanders Gate

{{Short description|Former city gate in Brussels, Belgium}}

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| name = Flanders Gate

| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Porte de Flandre}}|{{native name|nl|Vlaamsepoort}}}}

| partof = the second city walls of Brussels

| location = Brussels, Belgium

| image = Porte Flandre.jpg

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| caption = The Flanders Gate at the end of the 18th century

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| map_caption = Location within Brussels

| type = City gate

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| built = 14th century

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| materials = Stone

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The Flanders Gate ({{langx|fr|Porte de Flandre}}; {{langx|nl|Vlaamsepoort}}) was one of the medieval city gates of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium.{{Cite web |title=L'ancienne Porte de Flandre / Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles - Maison du Roi – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier |url=https://collections.heritage.brussels/fr/objects/51984 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=collections.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}

See also

{{Portal|Belgium}}

References

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  • {{cite book|last=Demey|first=Thierry|title=Bruxelles, des remparts aux boulevards|location=Brussels|language=fr|publisher=Badeaux|year=2013|isbn=978-2-930609-02-7}}
  • {{cite book|last=Spapens|first=Christian|title=Les Boulevards extérieurs de la Porte de Hal à la Place Rogier|series=Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire|volume=40|location=Brussels|language=fr|publisher=Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine|year=2005|isbn=978-2-96005-026-4|url=http://patrimoine.brussels/liens/publications-numeriques/versions-pdf/bvah/les-boulevards-exterieurs}}