Things to do in Antwerp
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Antwerp ( ; Dutch: Antwerpen ; French: Anvers ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest municipality in Belgium by area at 208.22 km2 (80.39 sq mi). With a population of 565,039, it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels.
The river Scheldt flows through Antwerp, linking it to the North Sea by the river's Westerschelde estuary. Antwerp is about 40 km (25 mi) north of Brussels, and about 15 km (9 mi) south of the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and within the top 20 globally. The city is also known as the hub of the world's diamond trade. In 2020, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network rated Antwerp as a Gamma + (third level/top tier) Global City.
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The best-known places
Culture
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Rubenshuis The Rubenshuis (Dutch for 'Rubens House') is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp.
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Dutch: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen; KMSKA) is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that…
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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.
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Middelheim Museum
Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum (Dutch Beeldentuin Middelheim Museum) is a sculpture park of 24 hectares in the park part of the Middelheim Nachtegalen…
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Het Letterenhuis
The Letterenhuis ("House of Literature") is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp.
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De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
De Koninck Brewery (Brouwerij De Koninck) is a Belgian brewery founded in 1833 and based in Antwerp.
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Butcher's Hall
The Vleeshuis (Butcher's Hall, or literally Meat House) in Antwerp, Belgium, is a former guildhall.
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Snijders & Rockoxhuis The Snijders&Rockox House (Dutch: Snijders&Rockoxhuis) is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium.
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MoMu
MoMu (Mode Museum) is the fashion museum of the City of Antwerp, Belgium and collects, conserves, studies and exhibits the largest collection of historical and…
History
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Cathedral of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Centraal Station Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Centraal; French: Gare d'Anvers-Central) is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
The Plantin–Moretus Museum (Dutch: Plantin-Moretusmuseum) is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent…
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Stadhuis Antwerpen
The City Hall (Dutch: ) of Antwerp, Belgium, stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt (main square).
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Boerentoren
The Boerentoren (English: "Farmers' Tower"; officially the KBC Tower, originally the Torengebouw van Antwerpen) is a historic high-rise building in Antwerp…
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Het Steen
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports.
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Brabo Fountain The Brabo Fountain (Dutch: Brabofontein) is an eclectic-style fountain-sculpture located in the Grote Markt (main square) of Antwerp, Belgium, in front of the…
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AFAS Dome
The AFAS Dome (formerly Sportpaleis) is an indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Maison Guiette
Maison Guiette also known as Les Peupliers, is a house in Antwerp, Belgium, designed by Le Corbusier in 1926 and built in 1927.
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Handelsbeurs
The Stock Exchange, Antwerp or Handelsbeurs (in Dutch) is a building in Antwerp, Belgium, which opened in 1531 as the world's first purpose-built commodity…
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Great Market Square
The Grote Markt (Dutch: [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ; "Big Market") is the central square of Antwerp, Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter.
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St. Charles Borromeo Church
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Sint-Jacobskerk
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Sint-Pauluskerk
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M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp (Dutch: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as M HKA, previously MuHKA) is the contemporary art museum…
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Begraafplaats Wilrijk Schoonselhof Schoonselhof Cemetery (Antwerpen Schoonselhof) is located in Hoboken, Antwerp, a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Sint-Andrieskerk St.
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Bourlaschouwburg
Bourla Theatre (also known as Bourlaschouwburg) is a theatre located in Antwerp that seats around 900.
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De Roma
De Roma, originally Kinema Roma, is an Art Deco cultural centre and performance venue in Borgerhout, Antwerp (Belgium).
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Groenplaats
The Groenplaats (Green Square) is a large square in the center of the Belgian city of Antwerp, situated south of the Antwerp cathedral.
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Jain Tempel of Antwerp The Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple is a Jain temple located in the district Wilrijk of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Belgium.