Black and white postcard of old Rotterdam in 1906 showing the Delft Gate.
The Delftsche Poort in Rotterdam was one of the city gates, the last of which was built in 1764 . It was already the third gate on that site: the previous two were dilapidated and had been demolished.  The first gate was built in the Middle Ages and was named the Noorderpoort. The second St Joris or Delft Gate was built in 1545 but it stood in the way some 400 years later. Rotterdam wanted a better flow of increasing traffic. It was decided to move the gate about a hundred metres (demolition met with too much resistance). Relocation began in 1939. The substructure was completed in 1940 but during the bombing, the gate was severely damaged and it was decided that the gate could no longer be finished and had to disappear in n its entirety.
Recommended for people interested in the old Rotterdam before the devastating bombardment of 1940 and in the history of the Netherlands
                                
 
                                
                                        Hello and welcome! I am Patricia Hofmeester,  come from Rotterdam and have lived in beautiful Groningen for over forty in years. Have been photographing for at least almost 50 years and recently have been working with digital art as well and really enjoy it.
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