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Grote Markt / Grand Place Grote Markt, Brussel, 1000 |
This has to be the highlight of Brussels, a stunning setting for some real architectural gems. I read that it was described by the Archduchess Isabella, daughter of Filip II of Spain as long ago as 1599 as follows: Never... more
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Cathedral of Our Lady Groenplaats 21, Handschoenmarkt, Antwerp, 2000 |
Mayer-van den Bergh Museum Lange Gasthuisstraat 19, Antwerp, 2000 |
Cathedrale des Saints Michel et Gudule Parvis Sainte-Gudule, Treurenberg Hill, Brussel, 1000 |
Although more than a little plain to look at, both outside and inside, compared to the generally extravagantly decorated run of Gothic cathedrals, St-Michel's, dedicated to the city's patron St. Michael, and to St. Gudul... more
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Rubenshuis Wapper 9-11, Antwerp, 2000 |
Peter Paul Rubens : One of Antwerp’s Most Famous. His life : He was born on June the 28th in 1577 in the German city Siegen (note both his parents were from Antwerpen). In 1589, His mother and her 4 children moved to Ant... more
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Grote Markt Grote Markt, Antwerp, 2000 |
his is the center of the old section of Antwerp, and was the hub of activity for more than a thousand years. At one time Antwerp and Paris were the largest and most important cities in Europe. It was then that this squar... more
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Museum voor fotografie Waalse Kaai 47, Antwerp, 2000 |
Here and there you still find traces of the degeneration which afflicted the area in the 1960s and 70s, once the harbour activities had been transferred to the north of the city. But now you can marvel at how 'het Zuid' ... more
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St. Pauluskerk Veemarkt, Antwerp, 2000 |
In the treasure room an ancient document (1276) can be found: The Act of Consecration of St. Paulus Church. It says: Brother Albertus of the Order of Dominicans, formerly bishop of Regensburg. The everlasting glory in th... more
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MoMu - ModeMuseum Nationalestraat 28, Antwerp, 2000 |
The impressive corner premises between Nationalestraat and Drukkerijstraat were built around 1910 at the request of the Antwerp Gas Company. In the 1960s (1965-1967), the building turned into a sheltered workshop. The op... more
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium 9 Rue du Musee, Brussels, 1000 |
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts - the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art - form the country's most important museum complex. The galleries of the Museum of Ancient Art are ranged in the lavish former ... more
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