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19th-century Waerachtig Gate

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19th-century Waerachtig Gate

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  • Location: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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    August 16, 2023

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    The Waerachtig gate was built between the bastions of "Haat en Nijd" and "Vijfkoppen" in the years 1886-88 in a kind of neo-gothic style by Pierre Cuypers.
    The gate owes …
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    May 20, 2022

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    The Poort Waerachtig was built in 1887 - 1888, after the 'Villapark' was built on the south side of the city. To realize a new connection with the city center, the Begijnenstraat was extended to the city wall. The new city gate had to be built with the same medieval look. De Poort Waerachtig shows the city angel with city coat of arms and a verse of the year on the field side.
    A beautifully successful city gate with a medieval character.
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    April 16, 2025

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    The name 'Waerachtig' (True) is derived from a rhyming word from the inscription 'composed' by the designer and Maastricht historian Jonkheer Victor de Stuers (1843-1916), for which he took older text constructions as an example.

    A city angel with the Maastricht city coat of arms is depicted on the outside of the gate, accompanied by a verse by De Stuers:

    In eighteen hundred and eighty-eight
    This gate was built True.
    Fear God, honour the King, do your duty
    May the Lord protect the city of Maastricht.
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