Antwerp is the largest city in Flanders. Besides the many historical buildings that are reminiscent of the city’s heyday in the 16th century, Antwerp boasts a lively shopping and entertainment scene as well as many cultural attractions.
The city is also known for its diamonds, fashion and Flemish artists such as Rubens and van Dyck, of whom many works can be admired in the local museums.
Antwerp is the largest city in Flanders. Besides the many historical buildings that are reminiscent of the city’s heyday in the 16th century, Antwerp boasts a lively shopping and entertainment scene as well as many cultural attractions.
The city is also known for its diamonds, fashion and Flemish artists such as Rubens and van Dyck, of whom many works can be admired in the local museums.
- Antwerp sights & attractions
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- Antwerp building list
- Antwerp facts & figures
Cathedral of Our LadyOnze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kathedraal
Built between 1352 and 1521 as one of the world’s tallest buildings, Antwerp’s majestic cathedral still…
Grote MarktGrand Square
The Grote Markt is Antwerp’s compact main square. Here you can admire a monumental fountain and…
City HallStadhuis
The City Hall is one of several majestic buildings constructed in the sixteenth century, when Antwerp…
SteenStone
The oldest building in Antwerp is an 800-year-old castle known as ‘t Steen (the stone). What…
Central StationCentraal Station
The Antwerp Central Station is one of the world’s most impressive railway stations. Dubbed the ‘Railway…
Brabo FountainBrabofontein
The monumental fountain in front of the city hall depicts the legendary hero Brabo after his…
Rubens HouseRubenshuis
Many renowned painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s heyday, but Peter Paul Rubens is undoubtedly…
MASMuseum Aan de Stroom
MAS is a municipal museum housed in a modern tower, built in 2010 at a prominent…
GroenplaatsGreen Square
The Groenplaats or ‘Green Place’, one of Antwerp’s most prominent squares, is located in the heart…
Plantin-Moretus MuseumPlantin-Moretusmuseum
Christophe Plantin’s sixteenth-century printing shop, once the world’s most prolific, is now one of the country’s…
Port HouseHavenhuis
What was once a fire station has been transformed into one of Antwerp’s most spectacular landmarks:…
Zurenborg
Zurenborg is a neighborhood in Berchem, a district of Antwerp. The area boasts a truly unique…
StadsfeestzaalCity Festival Hall
The Stadsfeestzaal is a large hall originally built at the beginning of the twentieth century as…
St. Charles Borromeo’s ChurchCarolus Borromeuskerk
Located at a nice Italianesque square – the Hendrik Conscience-plein – the Church of St. Charles…
Paleis op de MeirRoyal Palace
Paleis op de Meir is a former royal palace built in the 18th century at the…
Meir
The Meir is Antwerp’s most famous street. Already a prestigious street lined by patrician mansions in…
Schelde VrijFree Scheldt
In 1873 a large monument was inaugurated to commemorate the settlement with the Netherlands that allowed…
ZooZoo van Antwerpen
The Antwerp Zoo, one of the oldest zoos in the world, is one of the most…