Leiden, Netherlands

Zijlpoort (Zijl Gate)

Zijlpoort (Zijl Gate), Leiden

A classical city gate built in 1667 by Willem van der Helm on Leiden's eastern edge, one of Leiden's two surviving city gates, alongside the Morspoort. Its twin towers once guarded the road to the Zijl waterway.

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Location

Coordinates: 52.16167, 4.50417

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