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Brussels Gate

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Brussels Gate

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Ramparts of the Brussels Forts – Belfry and town hall loop from Dendermonde

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2. Belfry and town hall – Palace of Justice loop from Dendermonde

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3. Oude Dender – Ramparts of the Brussels Forts loop from Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde

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Dominiek Van Dooren

November 2, 2022

This Brussels gate gives you access to the green zone between Leopoldlaan and the railway to Sint-Niklaas (Kalendijk area). Ideal for walking.

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Willem VS

October 5, 2020

Monument location: Leopoldlaan roundabout.
The Brussels Gate forms the entrance to the city park and, together with the Mechelen Gate, is one of the two remaining gates of the former fortification belt around the city.
The original gate:
The original Brussels Gate was already mentioned in 1295-1296 as one of the four city gates of the walled and ramparted city. It was located southeast of the city on the Brusselsestraat, the exit road to Brussels.
After, among other things, the destruction during the siege of Ghent in 1380, the damage during the siege of 1584 and the subsequent repairs, the medieval city gate was finally demolished in 1822.
The new Brussels Gate
The fortress of Dendermonde was built under Dutch rule between 1822 and 1830 as part of the border defense of the Allies against France.
In 1822, the current Brussels Gate was built to a design by the captain-engineer Cornelis Alewyn. This city gate consisted of an inner gate with a lifting mechanism and an inner bridge with pillars of brick and bluestone.
The Brussels Gate today
In the 1930s, the outer gate and outer bridge were demolished during the construction of the concrete viaduct over the railway. In the 1940s, the ravelin was redeveloped into a city park. A pergola was built in the 1950s using part of the bluestone bridge pillars of the outer bridge.
The Brussels Gate that you can admire today is therefore the inner gate from 1822. It was built as a triumphal arch in neoclassical style. It has a solid brick core and is covered with sand-lime brick. Bluestone is incorporated in the arch frame, moldings and entablature. The wrought-iron and cast-iron lifting mechanism has also been preserved. toerismedendermonde.be/product/650/brusselse-poort

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Katrien

May 30, 2021

The Brusselse Poort forms the entrance to the city park and, together with the Mechelse Poort, is one of the two remaining gates of the former fortress belt around the city.

The original Brussels Gate was already mentioned in 1295-1296 as one of the four city gates of the walled and walled city. It was located southeast of the city on Brusselsestraat, the exit road to Brussels.

After, among other things, the destruction during the siege of Ghent in 1380, the damage during the siege of 1584 and the subsequent repairs, the city gate from the Middle Ages was finally demolished in 1822.

The fortress of Dendermonde was established under Dutch rule between 1822 and 1830 as part of the border defense of the Allies against France.

In 1822, the current Brusselse Poort was built to a design by the captain-engineer Cornelis Alewyn. This city gate consisted of an inner gate with a lifting mechanism and an inner bridge with pillars of brick and bluestone.

In the 1930s, the outer gate and outer bridge were demolished during the construction of the concrete viaduct over the railway. In the 1940s, the ravelin was redeveloped into a city park. A pergola was built in the 1950s with part of the bluestone bridge pillars of the outer bridge.

The Brussels Gate that you can admire today is therefore the inner gate of 1822. It was built as a triumphal arch in neoclassical style. It has a solid brick core and is lined with sand-lime brick. Bluestone has been incorporated into the arch frame, moldings and entablature. The wrought and cast iron retrieval mechanism has also been preserved.

Source: toerismedendermonde.be

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1. Ramparts of the Brussels Forts – Belfry and town hall loop from Dendermonde

2. Belfry and town hall – Palace of Justice loop from Dendermonde

3. Oude Dender – Ramparts of the Brussels Forts loop from Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde

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