Leuven Gate
| Leuven Gate | |
|---|---|
| Part of Second City Walls of Brussels | |
| Brussels, Belgium | |
 The Leuven Gate at the end of the 18th century | |
  Leuven Gate  Leuven Gate | |
| Coordinates | 50°50′53″N 4°22′6″E / 50.84806°N 4.36833°E |
| Type | City gate |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone |
The Leuven Gate (French: Porte de Louvain; Dutch: Leuvensepoort) 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
Citations
- ^ "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
- 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
Media related to Leuven city gate (Brussels) at Wikimedia Commons
