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Mechelen Gate

Mechelen Gate

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Mechelen Gate

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. The Kille (small harbor) and the tide – Parking de Bruynkaai loop from Sint-Gillis

30.9km

01:46

40m

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2. Scheldedijk near the Wijmeersen – Scheldt Dike Path loop from Dendermonde

50.4km

02:55

80m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kerkplein Lokeren – Path Next to the Scheldt Dike loop from Lokeren

29.3km

01:42

40m

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 31, 2025

The current gate is the original inner gate from 1822. The gate consists of a solid brick core, a cladding in lime sandstone (Gobertange) with bluestone (Tournai limestone) in the arch frame, moldings and entablature. Built as a triumphal arch in neoclassical style with a slightly projecting wide round arch-shaped passage set in a bluestone frame resting on a continuous cordon molding. Crowning classical entablature consisting of an architrave, a frieze decorated with triglyphs and a cornice with blocks and another central capstone.

Preserved wrought and cast iron lifting mechanism of the Bélidor type, with two counterweights for the now disappeared wooden drawbridge, replaced in the 1950s by a brick bridge.
(Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

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Svanne

June 8, 2020

The Mechelse Poort, together with the Brussels Gate, is one of the two remaining gates of the former fortification belt around the city.

The Mechelse Poort is located east of Dendermonde, on the approach road to Mechelen. We find a mention of the gate as early as 1295-1296. Since then it has been repeatedly rebuilt and modified.

The current gate dates from the Dutch period (1815-1830). Stone from the defunct abbey of Affligem was used for the construction of this gate.

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Mechelen Gate

1. The Kille (small harbor) and the tide – Parking de Bruynkaai loop from Sint-Gillis

2. Scheldedijk near the Wijmeersen – Scheldt Dike Path loop from Dendermonde

3. Kerkplein Lokeren – Path Next to the Scheldt Dike loop from Lokeren

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