Walking through Brugge we saw plenty of these in the old constructions but have no clue what were they mean to be?

by jjakymiu

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  1. Trekankers, deze zitten vast in de vloerplaat en houden het gebouw samen 🙂

  2. Reinforcing the wood structure fixations to the external bricks/stone wall

  4. Muurankers – De bedoeling van die ankers is om de balken waar de vloeren van huizen op liggen vast te zetten. Voor de stevigheid, zodat de boel goed vast zit. En ook om ervoor te zorgen dat de muren niet gaan uitbulken door de druk van die vloeren.

  5. The wooden beams on which the floor rests used to be secured at the ends of the wall with those irons.

  6. It’s to prevent the house from collapsing. It’s a metal structure going through the house.

  7. [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muuranker](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muuranker)
    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_plate)

    They are used to connect wooden structures inside the walls (like floors) to the brick walls. They did this to enhance structural integrity of the building. They also often had a decorative function.
    Here is a document on it from the Netherlands. Both Belgium and Netherlands share a rich history.
    [https://www.muuranker.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/muuranker-info-2.pdf](https://www.muuranker.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/muuranker-info-2.pdf)

  8. You have two options.

    It is a metal bar going straight through the building to prevent the building falling apart

    It’s a metal bar connected to a wood beam which supports the roof or a floor.

  11. it’s a aid specifically build to help spiderman crawl the walls. If one day he shows up in Belgium. Sadly he never did.

  12. Wij noemden dat gevelijzers. Gaan door heel het gebouw om te voorkomen dat de buitenmuren gaan uitstulpen. Zover ik het snapte.

  13. They’re climbing-props in anticipation of an Assassin’s Creed set in Bruges.

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