Tournai - Pont des Trous

At the extreme north end of the old town center the Pont des Trous spans the Scheldt; it is an impressive example of medieval defense architecture. The two towers (the one on the left dating from 1250/1281, the one on the right from 1304) were linked in the 1329 by a three-arched bridge. When they were restored after the Second World War, both towers were raised by 2.4m/8ft in order to allow the passage of ships.