The Spuipoort was one of the gates which used to make it possible to leave the Binnenhof in Den Haag. The gate stood on an island. There was a fixed bridge between the island and the Binnenhof, and on the other side of the gate there was a drawbridge. The Spuipoort connected the Spui to an island that in turn was connected by a bridge to the Hofpoort, which gave access to the Binnenhof. The Spuipoort was built in the 14th century[1][2] and was demolished in 1861 by order of Chief Government Architect Willem Nicolaas Rose.[3]
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Ground plan in brass
References edit
- ^ "Hofplaats/Spuipoort | Haags Historisch Museum". Haags Historisch Museum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ correspondent, onze (1987-04-18). "Deel Haagse Spuipoort opgegraven - Digibron.nl" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ http://ugp.rug.nl/groniek/article/download/17726/15196 [bare URL PDF]
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