Antwerp Town Hall
Are we interested in the Dutch Renaissance? Regardless of the answer, the Antwerp Town Hall on the central Grote Markt square is exactly the place to visit, as it is a vivid example of the Dutch Renaissance, one of the first buildings built according to the classical canons of the era.
Antwerp Zoo
Boys and girls, as well as their parents, do you want to see funny hippos?! So the Antwerp Zoo could invite visitors in a playful way, if it were not already one of the most popular among the ancient and beautiful zoos in the world.
Castle Walls
One of the popular routes for walking around Antwerp starts from the right bank of the Scheldt, namely from the stone castle of the Walls, which, without further ado, was called “stone”. And all because in the 13th century, when the fortress was being built, the rest of the buildings were mostly made of wood.
Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp
The collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerp), located in a 19th-century building, is represented by more than 7 thousand paintings, sculptures, drawings and engravings covering the period of 14-20 centuries.
Mayer Van Den Berg Museum
The Museum Mayer van den Bergh collection once belonged to the collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh, who devoted his whole life to art. The museum houses masterpieces of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as a number of works of the 19th century, tapestries, drawings, sculptures and stained glass windows.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp
Antwerp has since ancient times fanatically and reverently revered the Virgin Mary, she was considered the protector and patroness of the city. The statue of the Virgin was kept in a small chapel in the city center, where the beautiful Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp grew for 250 years.
Antwerp Central Railway Station
Located on Astrid Square, not far from the “diamond quarter”, the modern Antwerp Central Railway Station itself boasts a diamond gallery with 30 jewelry boutiques. Of course, it also works according to its main purpose.
Antwerp Port House
The port of Antwerp is the “motor” of the city. About 60 thousand people work here, it ranks second in Europe in terms of cargo turnover after Rotterdam, handling 26% of containers coming to Europe. The importance of the port for Antwerp is difficult to overestimate.
Rubens’ House
The Rubens House (Rubenshuis) is a former studio house of the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens lived in this house for most of his life, and only in 1937, after the death of the artist, the house was bought by the city and underwent a large-scale restoration.
Letterenhuis House of Literature
Since 1933, Letterenhuis has become the largest literary archive in Flanders. The museum’s exposition is represented by letters, manuscripts, documents and portraits of Flemish authors.