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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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Cathedral of Our Lady
The history of the romantic Schyven Organ can be traced back to the...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
In the tenth century a small chapel in honour of the Virgin was...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
To the left we see the classical Metzler organ (1993), the second organ at...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
St.Joseph retable.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
Stained glass windows are beautiful.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The cathedral is adorned with 34 huge stained windows.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
Fine carved wood work.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The festive stained glasses give light atmosphere.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The cathedral is not only the largest Gothic church in the "Low...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
"The Assumption of the Holy Virgin" is one of the four altar works by...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The 19th century neogothic choir stalls with two oak opposite...
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The Nave. The interior is bright, light and uplifting.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The detail of the choir.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
The wood panels give solemn atmosphere to the cathedral.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
C.Schut: Assumption of the Virgin (painting in the dome, 47m high, 1647).
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Cathedral of Our Lady
We feel some harmony in the design of the interior.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
Look at the rich decoration!
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Cathedral of Our Lady
There are many notable objects inside like altars, confessionals, statues, etc.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
Every part of the cathedral has its own fine peculiarities.
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Cathedral of Our Lady
You may spend a whole day exploring all the details.
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near the Schelde
An impressive building near the Schelde.
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Minerva
This isn't a bridge across the river. It is a viewing sight with a...
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Minerva
Minerva, the Roman goddess, daughter of Jupiter overlooks the river Schelde.
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Steenplein
The square and the crossroad from the pedestrian and bike tunnel (St....
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Het Steen
"The Stone" is rather a small and well preserved medieval castle. It...
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Vleeshuis
Vleeshuis (Meat House) is on the background in the photo. It was built as a...
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St Charles Borromeo
St. Charles Borromous Church stands on one side of the nice square...
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near St Charles Borromeo
The fountain with the statue of Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883), a Flemish...
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St Charles Borromeo
This typical baroque church was built by the Jesuits between 1615 and 1621.
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St Charles Borromeo
P.Rubens played an important part in the decoration of the facade, the...
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Meir
The main shopping area is the Meir, a street that goes from the...
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Meir
There is a combination of modern and ancient here.
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Meir
The statue of David Tenier (1610-1690), a Flemish painter, is on a...
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Meir
Famous brands and designers' boutiques can be found along the street.
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Meir
The statue of Antony van Dyck (1599-1641), a famous painter.
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Meir
The Meir street is lined with Rococo-style buildings.
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Meir
The street is a pedestrian shopping centre and a lot of people stroll...
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Meir
A huge stone hand reminds of the legend, according to which a giant would cut...
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Rubens House
The square "Wapper" connects two shopping streets - the Meir and...
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Rubens House
Rubens former home shows the life of this great painter.
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Rubens House
The house was known as the "Bill Gates" of the painter's time.
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Rubens House
The content of the house shows Rubens' multifaceted talent: he was the...
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Rubens House
Most of Rubens' paintings were created here in this elegant...
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Rubens House
The great Antwerp painter lived here from 1616 until his death in 1640.
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Rubens House
Rubens' House was altered considerably by the occupants after his...
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Rubens House
They look after the garden of the house nicely.
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Rubens House
The garden and the inner yard of the house are depicted in some works of the...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
Saint James' Church is built on the site of a hostel for pilgrims...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church is a Flamboyant Gothic church with a Baroque interior.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church still demonstrates the wealth of this once prosperous...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The central wood carved pulpit was created in 1675 by Lodewijk Willemssens.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
St.James' Church features 23 altars, opulent decorations everywhere.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
We see different types of marble around the church, guide books say -...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church has a fine art collection boasting names like Jordaens, Rubens and...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The atmosphere of the church is solemn and at the same time appeasing.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
A small devotional 'madonna' is placed in a special cave.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The interior is decorated in heavy baroque style.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The parishioners lavished their wealth on the inside of the church.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
A detail of the altar.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The organ, built by J.B.Forceville in 1727, is original, including the still...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The wooden carved choir stalls were created between 1658 and 1570.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The wood stalls of the choir.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church really has many beautiful items.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The walls are hung with works by all the great artists of the city.
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The numerous tombstones tell of rich people who found their last...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church is located not far from the Rubens house and was the parish...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
Above the altar of his burial chapel is his painting "Our Lady with...
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The opulent main altar (1685).
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Sint Jacobs kerk
The church has a glittering collection of gold and silver and religious objects.
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near Sint Jacobs kerk
Quite a modern decoration on one of the buildings near old St. James Church.
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