Leuven Gate
{{Short description|Former city gate in Brussels, Belgium}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox military installation
| 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
| image_size = 250px
| caption = The Leuven Gate at the end of the 18th century
| image2 =
| caption2 =
| map_type = Belgium Brussels#Belgium
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within Brussels
| type = City gate
| coordinates = {{coord|50|50|53|N|4|22|6|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=inline,title}}
| code =
| built =
| builder =
| materials = Stone
| height =
| used =
| demolished =
| condition =
| ownership =
| open_to_public =
| controlledby =
| garrison =
| current_commander =
| commanders =
| occupants =
| battles =
| events =
| website =
}}
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
{{Portal|Belgium}}
- Halle Gate, a part of the 14th-century city wall protecting Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
=Citations=
{{Reflist}}
=Bibliography=
- {{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}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Leuven city gate (Brussels)}}
{{City gates of Brussels}}
{{Brussels topics}}