Groeninge Gate and Groeninge Monument

On the site of Groeningekouter, the Groeninge Monument was erected. It is a work by Godfried Devreese. The monument, in gilded bronze, depicts the Virgin of Flanders. She is trying to restrain the Flemish Lion, which has broken its chains. The Groeninge Gate was erected in 1908 in Andean stone and bears the inscription "1302 - Groeningheveld". (City of Kortrijk) - https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groeningepoort

The Groeninge Monument is a memorial monument in the Belgian city of Kortrijk. The gilded sculpture was erected to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Golden Spurs and is located in Groeninge Park, where the Groeninge Field was in the Middle Ages. (Wikipedia) - https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groeningemonument

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