Waterpoort

The Waterpoort is a triumphal arch located in the Zuiderdokken, Zuid Antwerp. The monument was originally a water gate on the Scheldt river. When this arch was originally built on the Scheldt, it functioned as a passage to the river from the fortified wall that protected the city of Antwerp. Boats could get to the Vlasmarkt from the Scheldt side through this passage. The gate was sculpted by Huibrecht van den Eynde, and Johannes van Mildert as an honorary gate to king Philip IV. The design of the gate has been attributed to Rubens. Inscriptions on both sides of the gate indicate its function as both a waterpoort and an honorary arch to Philip IV. The arch was erected in 1624. The design of the gate has been attributed to Peter Paul Rubens, although, as opposed to the identity of the sculptors , there is no hard evidence of Rubens' involvement.

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