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Prisoners' Gate

Prisoners' Gate

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Prisoners' Gate

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Location: Lier, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 30, 2024

The Prisoner's Gate was erected in 1375 as part of the first city wall. This gate is the only remaining part of the oldest defensive wall with 5 inner gates.

From the 16th century to 1930, the gate served as a prison, hence the current name.

The Prisoner's Gate, formerly Eeckelpoort or Eikelpoort, is a Gothic city gate, later modified with classicist features (± 1728).

The original pointed arch was preserved on the Begijnhofstraat side. On both sides there is a niche with the statues of Saint Roch and Saint Margaret.

Part of the Prisoner's Gate is now used by the adjacent hotel.

The Prisoner's Gate is part of the core zone of the beguinage, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: Visit Lier

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Jantje 🚲 🚴‍♂️🇧🇪

May 14, 2025

The Gevangenenpoort is the last remaining city gate of the original five inner gates of the first ramparts of Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The gate was built in 1375 and from the 16th century until 1930 it served as a city prison. The bars still point to this old function.

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Location: Lier, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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