Ardon Gate

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The Ardon Gate, a town gate in the walls of Laon, is attested as early as the 10th century and was probably rebuilt in the 13th century. It was a double gate: a gatehouse fitted with a portcullis, a murder hole and leaves (doors), preceded by an outwork forming a barbican, both of which have since disappeared. In 1741, a new gate sculpted by Charles Hottin was erected in front of the old one, with piers surmounted by lions and the arms of France; it was destroyed in 1858. Listed as a monument historique on 14 April 1909, it belongs to the commune.