Flanders Gate Explained

Flanders Gate
Partof:	Second City Walls of Brussels
Location:	Brussels, Belgium
Map Type:	Belgium Brussels#Belgium
Type:	City gate
Coordinates:	50.8531°N 4.3417°W
Materials:	Stone

The Flanders Gate (French: Porte de Flandre; Dutch; Flemish: 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

Bibliography

• Book: Demey, Thierry. Bruxelles, des remparts aux boulevards. Brussels. fr. Badeaux. 2013. 978-2-930609-02-7.
• Book: Spapens, Christian. Les Boulevards extérieurs de la Porte de Hal à la Place Rogier. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire. 40. Brussels. fr. Centre d'information, de Documentation et d'Etude du Patrimoine. 2005. 978-2-96005-026-4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'ancienne Porte de Flandre / Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles - Maison du Roi – Inventaire du patrimoine mobilier . 2024-07-24 . collections.heritage.brussels . fr.