Things to see in Antwerp
Antwerp is a city in Belgium, with an urban population of about 920 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 2 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Museum Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
2Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal Museum
The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed.
3Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Art
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries.
4Rubenshuis Museum
The Rubenshuis is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself.
5Antwerp Zoo Park
Antwerp Zoo is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. The zoo is the oldest animal park in Belgium, and one of the oldest in the world; it was established on 21 July 1843.
6Museum aan de Stroom Museum
The Museum aan de Stroom is a museum located along the river Scheldt in the Eilandje district of Antwerp, Belgium. It opened in May 2011 and is the largest museum in Antwerp.
7Het Steen Museum
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century.
8Museum Mayer van den Bergh Art
Museum Mayer van den Bergh is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, the collection of which is based on the vast collection of the art dealer and collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh (1858–1901).
9Grote Markt Neighbourhood
The Grote Markt is the central square of Antwerp, Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter.
10Carolus Borromeuskerk Place of worship
St. Charles Borromeo Church is a Roman Catholic church in central Antwerp, Belgium, located on the Hendrik Conscienceplein.
11St. James' Church, Antwerp Place of worship
St. James' Church is a former collegiate church in Antwerp, Belgium.
12St. Paul's Church Place of worship
St. Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church located at the Veemarkt in Antwerp, Belgium.
13Hollandse Synagoge Place of worship
The Hollandse Synagoge, officially the Synagogue Shomré Hadas, and also known as the Bouwmeester Synagoge, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Bouwmeestersstraat 7, in Antwerp, Belgium.
14M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen Museum
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere.
15Brabo Fountain Landmark
The Brabo Fountain is an eclectic-style fountain-sculpture located in the Grote Markt (main square) of Antwerp, Belgium, in front of the City Hall.
16MoMu - Fashion Museum Antwerp Museum
MoMu (Mode Museum) is the fashion museum of the City of Antwerp, Belgium and collects, conserves, studies and exhibits the largest collection of historical and contemporary designer fashion in Belgium, and holds the largest collection of Belgian fashion in the world.
17Bourlaschouwburg Arts & culture
Bourla Theatre (also known as Bourlaschouwburg) is a theatre located in Antwerp that seats around 900. The building is designed in a neoclassical style on the site of the former Tapissierspand tapestry market.
18Letterenhuis Museum
The Letterenhuis ("House of Literature") is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp. The Letterenhuis collects and archives information of Flemish artists, musicians, and writers, as well as portraits concerning Flemish culture as from 1750.
19St. Andrew's Church, Antwerp Place of worship
St. Andrew's Church is a Catholic church in Antwerp built in the 16th century.
20Franklin Rooseveltplaats Neighbourhood
The Franklin Rooseveltplaats is a large square in the city of Antwerp, Belgium, placed at the crossing of the Leien and Turnhoutsebaan, and within walking distance of the Koningin Astridplein and Antwerp-Central station.
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