Antwerp - information about the city
Antwerp - tourist attractions
Plantin-Moretus Museum | The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christoffel Plantijn and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market. The printing company was founded in the 16th century by Christoffel ... | ||
Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp | The Cathedral of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's see of the Diocese of Antwerp was started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been 'completed'. In Gothic style, its architects we... | ||
Rubenshuis | The Rubenshuis (Rubens House) is the former home and studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp and now it houses a museum. A year after marrying Isabella Brant in 1609, Rubens began construction on an Italian-style villa on the then-Vaartstraat (now the Wapper, 9-11), at the time located a... | ||
Carolus Borromeuskerk | The Carolus Borromeuskerk is a church in Antwerp, located at the Hendrik Conscienceplein. The church was formerly known for 39 ceiling pieces by Rubens that were lost in a fire when it was struck by lightning on July 18, 1718. The church was inspired by the Church of the Gesu, the mother church of... | ||
Antwerp diamond district | Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter (Diamantkwartier), and dubbed the Square Mile is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile. Over 12,000 gemcutters and polishers work within the district. A... | ||
St. James' Church in Antwerp | St. James' Church (Dutch: Sint-Jacobskerk) in Antwerp, Belgium, is built on the site of a hostel for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. The present building is the work of the Waghemakere family and Rombout Keldermans, in Brabantine Gothic style. The church contains the grave of Rubens in the east... | ||
Zurenborg | Zurenborg is an area in south-east Antwerp largely developed between 1894 and 1906 that features a high concentration of townhouses in Art Nouveau and other fin-de-siècle styles. Zurenborg is unique in Antwerp in the sense that it is one of the few areas developed according an urbanistic plan in th... | ||
Boerentoren | The Boerentoren (English: Farmers' Tower) or KBC Tower is the tallest building and the second tallest structure in Antwerp, Belgium after the Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal). The building was constructed between 1929 and 1932 and was originally 87.5 m (287 ft). It is often consi... | ||
Het Steen | Het Steen is medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. Built after the Viking incursions in the early Middle Ages as the first stone fortress of Antwerp, Het Steen is Antwerp's oldest building and used to be its oldest urban centre. Previously know... | ||
Brabofontein | The Brabofontein (Brabo Fountain) is a fountain located in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The fountain is a bronze sculpture of Silvius Brabo made by Jef Lambeaux in 1887. The Brabofontein is located in the main square, or Grote Markt in front of the Town Hall. The legend about the name of the city s... |
Relevant data
Geographical coordinates:
51.2167, 4.4167
Approximate population: 3
Approximate population: 3
The oldest constructions
- Het Steen (1200 - 1225, ?)
- Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp (1352 - 1521, ?)
- St. James' Church in Antwerp (1491 - 1656, ?)
- Antwerp City Hall (1561 - 1565, ?)
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (? - ?, 1810)
The highest points
- Boerentoren (97 m.)
- Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (44 m.)
The longest objects
- Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (185 m.)
Most active architects
- Jan Appelmans (1)
- Louis Delacenserie (1)
- Pieter Appelmans (1)
- Frans Van Dijk (1)
- Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1)
Famous architects born in the city
- Pieter Appelmans (1)
- Frans Van Dijk (1)
- Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1)
- Jan Appelmans (1)
Famous architects who died in the city
- Pieter Appelmans (1)
- Frans Van Dijk (1)
- Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1)
- Jan Appelmans (1)