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Morspoort, Leiden
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Julia
August 20, 2018
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"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 …
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Katrien
August 16, 2024
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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.
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
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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.
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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