Leuven Gate

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

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| name = Leuven Gate

| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Porte de Louvain}}|{{native name|nl|Leuvensepoort}}}}

| partof = the second city walls of Brussels

| location = Brussels, Belgium

| image = View of the Leuven Gate in Brussels - PUL Vitzthumb fecit 1786 - 216 x 322 mm.jpg

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

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| map_caption = Location within Brussels

| type = City gate

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The Leuven Gate ({{langx|fr|Porte de Louvain}}; {{langx|nl|Leuvensepoort}}) was one of the medieval city gates of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium.{{Cite web |title=L'ancienne Porte de Louvain / Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles - Maison du Roi – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier |url=https://collections.heritage.brussels/fr/objects/51980 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=collections.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}

See also

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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|last1=Eggericx|first1=Laure|last2=Van Quorie|first2=Christine|title=Les Boulevards extérieurs de la Place Rogier à la Porte de Hal|series=Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire|volume=22|location=Brussels|language=fr|publisher=Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine|year=1998|isbn=|url=https://patrimoine.brussels/liens/publications-numeriques/versions-pdf/bvah/les-boulevards-exterieurs-de-la-place-rogier-a-la-porte-de-hal}}