Waterspuwer De Waag - Deventer NL
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Gargoyle (Waterspuwer) above the entrance of De Waag on the Brink in Deventer, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM13MJJ
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/08/2021
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The gargoyle is attached to the platform on the front side of De Waag.
The platform was built in 1643. The platform of De Waag is richly decorated with reliefs, decorative edges and sculptures of sandstone, such as
the gargoyle in the middle and the different lions along the stairs and on the balustrade.
De Waag (architectural style is late Gothic, with the exception of the vestibule which is in Renaissance style) is an important building in the history of
Deventer. It is built from the stones of the 2 forts Morgenster and Altena of the Duke of Gelre, which at the time were on the other side of the IJssel.
stood. It was the time of the struggle between the citizens in the cities and the nobility. The citizens won (with the help of Emperor Charles V) and then
they tore down the forts. On both sides of the building there used to be a gate. Before the carts entered the grounds of the fair, they were
weighed the goods at risk. Now there is the historical museum of the city.
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