City and water gate Oude Gouwsboom in Enkhuizen cover photo - 91723238

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Netherlands, North Holland province, region West-Friesland, fortified city Hoorn: Landscape with the Oude Gouwsboom, a water gate which was built at the end of the sixteenth, 16th, century, with the construction of the contemporary rampart, fortification wall. The gate also served as a sluice for canal, the Noorder Boerenvaart into the Boerenhoek. The lock house with retaining walls in the enclosure is a landmark, cultural heritage site, national monument and tourist attraction. View of the arch with the defensive moat and allotment, on a sunny day in the summer. Mirror image of the historic building on the water surface.

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