The Leuven Gate (French: Porte de Louvain; Dutch: Leuvensepoort) was one of the medieval city gates of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium.[1]
| Leuven Gate | |
|---|---|
| Part of the second city walls of Brussels | |
| Brussels, Belgium | |
 The Leuven Gate at the end of the 18th century | |
| Site information | |
| Type | City gate |
| Location | |
  Leuven Gate Location within Brussels  Leuven Gate Leuven Gate (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates | 50°50′53″N 4°22′6″E / 50.84806°N 4.36833°E |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone |
See also
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- Halle Gate, a part of the 14th-century city wall protecting Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
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edit- ↑ "L'ancienne Porte de Louvain / Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles - Maison du Roi – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier". collections.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Demey, Thierry (2013). Bruxelles, des remparts aux boulevards (in French). Brussels: Badeaux. ISBN 978-2-930609-02-7.
- Eggericx, Laure; Van Quorie, Christine (1998). Les Boulevards extérieurs de la Place Rogier à la Porte de Hal. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 22. Brussels: Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine.
External links
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Media related to Leuven city gate (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons
