The Gentpoort is one of Bruges' four preserved medieval city gates. For strangers an entrance to the city, for Bruges residents a border with the outside world. The gate had to defend the city, but also functioned as a passage for goods that were imported or exported. Note the statue in the niche above the passage: this is Saint Adrian, who had to protect Bruges against the plague. The Ghent Gate is at its most beautiful at night, when it is fully in the spotlight.

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Katrien

May 15, 2021

The gate is part of the second Bruges city wall from 1297. The current gate was built by Jan van Oudenaerde around 1400, together with the Kruispoort and the (disappeared) Katelijnepoort.

The gatehouse housed a museum from 2011 to 2019 that illustrates the function of a medieval city gate. From the terrace on the second floor, the visitor got a view of Bruges and its surroundings. After the renovation of the Gruuthusemuseum, which had taken over the museum role of the Gentpoort, the Gentpoortmuseum was closed at the beginning of 2020. In 2021, the Koninklijke Gidsenbond took up residence there.

The Gentpoort bridge crosses the Ringvaart at the Gentpoort.

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arno37

December 14, 2021

very impressive with the pont-levi

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