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Photo: Peter Van den Bossche from Mechelen, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Building erected on a sluice north of the city centre. The building was built in the 16th century.
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14th-century Gothic church.
Built in the 18th century in Rococo style. The belfry tower dates back to 1369, and is a .
Small tower with astronomical display. The central dial shows the current civil time (accounting for daylight saving time). The 12 outer dials display the zodiac, which day of the week the year begins & ends on, the side of the earth that is facing the sun (with a globe proudly displaying the outline of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a former Belgian colony), the month, the day, the tide, the phase of the moon & the sidereal time (whether the stars are visible, i.e. local time without accounting for daylight saving time).
Gevangenenpoort
The only remaining city gate of Lier, as there used to be 5 city gates in the first city ramparts. The gate was built in 1375. From the 16th century until 1930 it functioned as a prison, which explains the current name for the gate.
On river Nete. (Not in winter)
Begijnhof
UNESCO World Heritage Site.