Sculptures And City Arms On City Gate Dordrecht Royalty-Free Stock Image

Netherlands, province South Holland, Dordrecht city: the land gate, gateway, the Groothoofdspoort in the protected cityscape. This gatehouse, gate tower dates from the 15th, fifteenth century but received its contemporary renaissance appearance in the seventeenth, 17th century. Today the historical building is part of Bellevue Groothoofd Hotel Culinary. This architectural masterpiece is a famous landmark, cultural heritage site, national monument and tourist attraction. Above the arch gate is sculpture of a portrait of a man, man`s head, women, angel, lion, lions and city coats of arms of Naarden, Monekendam, Enkhuizen, Asperen, Leerdam, Hattem, Hoorn, Schoonhoven, Vlaardingen, Schiedam, Groot Broek and Muiden. In the middle of it the colorful urban virgin, with the coat of arms of Dordrecht and a palm branch, symbol of peace and freedom, in the hands.