A typical example of late medieval military architecture, the gateway was built at the end of the Hundred Years' War (1460-1483). The massive pavilion, flanked by two large towers, has a carriage entrance and a postern. The entire building is crowned by a machicolated parapet walk.
This door commanded the entrance, with a high entrance for carts and another for pedestrians. Although the drawbridge was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 19th century, the facades still have the grooves where the uprights of the drawbridge and portcullis were housed. It was used to collect the tax levied on entering the town, and then became the Town Hall from 1703 to 1907. It remains the town's emblem to this day. You can visit it during the European Heritage Days.
This door commanded the entrance, with a high entrance for carts and another for pedestrians. Although the drawbridge was replaced by a fixed bridge in the 19th century, the facades still have the grooves where the uprights of the drawbridge and portcullis were housed. It was used to collect the tax levied on entering the town, and then became the Town Hall from 1703 to 1907. It remains the town's emblem to this day. You can visit it during the European Heritage Days.
