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Train Station
The Central Railway Station is worth seeing as a sight. It was built...
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Train Station
It has impressive gold decorations. Look how high it is.
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Train Station
The building looks like a palace. But the square was put in repair that's...
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Grote markt
Market Square is the centre of historical Antwerp. The City Hall...
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Grote markt
In the centre of the square is a 19th century statue of Bravo who is...
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Grote markt
The foot of the statue-fountain.
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Grotemarkt
The City Hall was designed by Cornelis Floris II de Vriendt. The influence of...
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Grote markt
The market square is surrounded by the typical medieval houses.
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Grote markt
The square is rather a busy place.
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Grote markt
The ornate guild houses were built in Flemish-Italian Renaissance style.
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Grote markt
From the square we could see the tower of the famous Cathedral.
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Grote markt
We could not help taking the picture of some madonna on the house.
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near Grotemarkt
As we see the houses are often decorated.
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near Grote markt
Some state building and the monument to Arblid Vrijheid.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The largest Gothic church in the "Low Countries" is...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The towering Cathedral of Our Lady is a masterpiece of Gothic...
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near the Cathedral of Our Lady
There is a typical very nice square near the cathedral.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Gothic cathedral has seven aisles and 125 pillars.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Pulpit is made of oak and elaborately carved. It shows a riot of birds,...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Shrine of Our Lady of Antwerp (16th century). The devotional statue has a...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
We felt we were in a museum rather than in a church.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
P.Rubens. "The Descent from the Cross" (1612-1614) shows the...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
P.Rubens. "The Elevation of the Cross" (1610). The theme was...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The stained glass window with the archdukes Albert and Isabella in...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
P.Rubens. "The Assumption of the Holy Virgin"(1625). It shows...
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