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Morspoort, Leiden

Morspoort, Leiden

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Morspoort, Leiden

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Location: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

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1. Morspoort, Leiden – Rembrandt Park, Leiden loop from Leiden Centraal

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2. Morspoort, Leiden – Rembrandt Park, Leiden loop from Levendaal

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3. Rembrandt Park, Leiden – Morspoort, Leiden loop from Leiden Centraal

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Julia

August 20, 2018

"Leiden had several city gates in the Middle Ages, with only the Morspoort and Zijlpoort preserved.The Morspoort is located in the western part of the city and was once not the most pleasant place to get to the city, as the bodies of the Fortunately, the Morspoort is now a magnificent monument with its striking dome and magnificent passageway.
Mors goes back to the word 'morass'. The western part of Leiden used to be a swampy pasture. When the Morspoort was completed in 1611, it was the most logical name for the gate. It was always staffed with guards and was part of a defensive wall that enclosed suffering. The dome of the Morspoort served for some time as a prison. "Source: holland.com/de/tourist/reiseziele/weitere-stadte/leiden/das-morspoort.htm

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Katrien

August 16, 2024

A wooden structure stood on this site until 1611.
The Morspoort gate, as it stands today, was constructed as the city expanded westward.
This Morspoort gate, and the Zijlpoort gate on the east side of the city, are the only remaining original city gates of the eight that Leiden once had. The other gates were demolished in the 19th century.

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Katrien

August 16, 2024

The octagonal dome of the Morspoort gate once served as a prison.

Through the gate, one could walk to the gallows field along the Rhine where the bodies of the executed were hung.
Until 1879, Morsstraat was called Kleistraat or Galgstraat. The section of the Oude Rijn here is aptly called Galgewater.

The current gate was built here in 1611. The city council decided to name the gate after the marshy area on the outskirts of the city, De Morsh.

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