Almost identical reconstruction according to the pre-war pattern by architect Jules Coomans (Ypres). The original Fish or Neptune Gate in Louis XIV style, dating from 1714, was restored by Jules Coomans in 1907; the sculpture (Neptune representation), attributed to the renowned Ypres sculptor Louis Ramaut, was then restored by sculptor K. Cornillie. Although Jules Coomans' reconstruction plans date from 1923, the works were postponed due to their lack of urgency; The gate was temporarily constructed from quick-build bricks, only to acquire its current appearance towards the end of the 1920s.

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The Vispoort on Boterstraat in Ypres was built in 1714 as a passage to the Vismarkt. Sculptor Louis Ramout made a bas relief with an image of the sea god …

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