Het voorhek der Schermerpoort te Alkmaar

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Earlier in Alkmaar was 7 city gates. In the photo - the only thing that happened on them. This so-called Schermerpoort - first made of wood (1639), and later stone (1712) Gate. On the pillars of sandstone sculpture works Jacob Vennekool. Gate and drawbridge demolished in 1853, the same in 1853 built a new bridge that's just and survived to our time. approximate.