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Dendermonde
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Gentsesteenweg 3
(Aymonshof)

Ramskop Gentse Poort

Ram's head Gent Gate

Aimé Stroobants
1994

Description

Eenvoudig poortvormig monument met de ramskop die de sluitsteen was van de voormalige Gentse poort op deze plaats, afgebroken in 1914. Aimé Stroobants gaf aan dat de sluitsteen er in verwerkt moest worden.

Simple gate-shaped monument with the ram's head that was the keystone of the former Gent gate on this site, demolished in 1914. AiméStroobants indicated that the keystone should be incorporated.

Sculptor

Aimé Stroobants, conservator-archivaris van de Dendermondse musea van 1978-2015

Sources & Information

Herman De Smet, Beelden van toen en nu (Dendermonde: Rotary, 2015), nr. 2.
Standbeelden.be, Dendermonde.

Locatie (N 51°1'54" - E 4°5'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: beov079; Photograph: 25 April 2025
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