page_title: Halle Gate
section_title: Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Halle Gate / Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: Porte de Hal (French)/Hallepoort (Dutch) is a medieval fortified city gate of the second walls of Brussels. The picture is showing it from the Brussels side (2011). Svenska: Porte de Hal (Fr)/Hallepoort (Nl) är en medeltida befäst stadsport tillhörande den andra uppsättningen av stadsmurar runt Bryssel. På bilden syns stadsporten sedd från Bryssel-sidan (2011).
context_page_description: The Halle Gate is a medieval fortified city gate and the last vestige of the second walls of Brussels. It is now a museum, part of the Royal Museums of Art and History. It is located on Boulevard du Midi/Zuidlaan between the City of Brussels and Saint-Gilles municipalities. This site is served by the metro station Porte de Hal/Hallepoort on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels metro.
context_section_description: The museum displays exhibits about the history of the building, as well as of the City of Brussels and its defence. The collection includes the parade armor of Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 17th century. The main parts of the museum, each on a separate floor, are:
  Armour and Armaments, in a small room off the central passage
  the Gothic Room, above, containing the history of the fortifications of Brussels and of the Halle Gate
  the Guilds Room, showing the role of the trade guilds of the city
  a temporary exhibition space
  a walkway round the battlements, offering a panorama of the city
  the roof space for small exhibitions
caption: The Halle Gate in 2011,
  City of Brussels' side
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