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The Lower Gate

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The Lower Gate

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The Lower Gate

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Location: Limbourg, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

March 20, 2024

From the 15th century onward, this entrance consisted of two towers connected by a wooden structure. A moat and a drawbridge reinforced the defense system. According to the plan by military engineer Franque from 1745, one had to pass under two gates controlled by a bastion to enter the city.

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Maison du Tourisme du Pays de Vesdre (paysdevesdre.be)

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An 🇧🇪

July 28, 2024

From the 15th century, this entrance consisted of 2 towers connected by a wooden structure. A ditch and a drawbridge strengthened the defense system. According to the plan drawn up in 1745 by the military engineer Franque, it was still necessary to pass under 2 gates controlled by a bastion to enter the city. The beautiful model, purchased in 1978 by the Syndicat d'Initiative and exhibited in the Arvo, gives an accurate picture of the layout of the building in 1632.

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March 24, 2025

Upon entering Limbourg via the Thier River, two massive rubble stone towers crowned with battlements welcome visitors. Although dating from the 19th century, one of them includes a reclaimed stone dated 1707 and bearing the letters WB under a crown, the initials of Major de Berset, commander of the stronghold between 1705 and 1707.

Not far away is the site of the former Limbourg Castle, completely destroyed by the troops of Louis XIV. At the entrance to the current cemetery, the Lower Gate is a former bastion of the fortress.

Part of the ramparts is still visible, near the casemates that penetrate the wall, and today forms a promenade that follows the route of the old enclosure and its patrol path. To the left of the Caldenborg Gate, the former ammunition store built at the end of the 17th century also evokes Limbourg's status as a stronghold. This listed monument features a lintel dated 1631 and decorated with the coat of arms of William of Caldenborg, mayor of the high court, high court master, lieutenant of fiefs and deputy of the States of the Duchy of Limburg, and his second wife, Anne-Marie de Barbieus.

Source: connaitrelawallonie.wallonie.be/fr/culture-et-patrimoine/patrimoine/vestiges-des-fortifications-de-limbourg

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The Lower Gate

1. Ardenne Gate & Poswick Castle – Historic Center of Limbourg loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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