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Poort Waerachtig / “Waerachtig” Gate dedication verse by Victor de Stuers
Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: October 26, 2023
Caption: Poort Waerachtig / “Waerachtig” Gate dedication verse by Victor de Stuers
Additional Description: In Dutch: In achttienhonderdachtentachtig
Is deze poort gebouwd Waerachtig.
Vreest God, eert den Koning, doet uw plicht
De Heer bescherme de stad Maastricht.

In English: In eighteen hundred and eighty-eight,
this gate was built, oddly.
Fear God, honor the King, do your duty
and Lord protect the city of Maastricht.
Submitted: November 23, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p761705
File Size: 0.975 Megabytes

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