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Groot Spui (Sashuis) Lier

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Groot Spui (Sashuis) Lier

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    Location: Lier, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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    March 17, 2023

    Hiking

    The lock had the function of water control of the city. It was built on the Kleine Nete, which crossed Lier. The water could be temporarily stored and then run …
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    February 24, 2023

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    Sashuis "Groot Spui", built under the leadership of Anthonis I, Anthonis II and Rombout II Keldermans, between 1508 and 1516, following the digging of a connection between Grote and Kleine Nete in 1426. Two locks were installed here, namely the Groot and the Klein Spui (now gone). The Groot spui had a double function, namely protection of the mechanism for regulating the water level in the Kleine Nete and reinforcement. Restored between 1983-1987 after a design by R. De Bruyn.
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    November 10, 2020

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    The Spui or Groot Spui, the former lock house on the Binnennete, is the only remaining building of the second city wall.
    After excavating a connection between the Grote and …
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    Location: Lier, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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