Vianen
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Utrecht
The Netherlands
Constructed in: 1500
Typology: city gate
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The "Lekpoort" in #Vianen (Utrecht), the Netherlands, is the town's last surviving medieval city gate, dating back to the late 14th century and rebuilt around 1500. Featuring two turrets, a gatekeeper's room, a small prison, and a lookout attic, it is topped by a 1647 Hemony bell. Known as "Kleine Klok", it once guarded the Lek River approach. Spared from 19th-century demolition, it endured post-WWII traffic.