Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Antwerp, Belgium
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Experience Antwerp in Belgium in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AntwerpIndividual Sights in AntwerpSight 1: Sint-Andrieskerk
St. Andrew’s Church is a Catholic church in Antwerp built in the 16th century. Its exterior is mainly characterised by a late-Gothic style while its interior is predominantly executed in Baroque style. It is the parish church of the Parish of St. Andrew’s. During the nineteenth century the St. Andrew's Parish was known as the parish of misery as it was by then mainly populated by poor people.
Wikipedia: St. Andrew's Church, Antwerp (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 2: Sint-Augustinuskerk
The St. Augustine's Church in Antwerp's Kammenstraat 73 is a Baroque church designed by Wenceslas Cobergher. The whole was radically renovated into a music centre vzw AMUZ.
Wikipedia: Sint-Augustinuskerk (Antwerpen) (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 3: Oudaan
The Police Tower is a building in Antwerp located in the Oudaan and designed by Renaat Braem. Various administrative services of the police were located in the building.
Sight 4: Boerentoren
The Boerentoren is a historic high-rise building in Antwerp, Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m (287 ft) high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city until 2019, when the Antwerp Tower surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m (330 ft). At the time of construction, it was the second tallest building in Europe by roof height.
Sight 5: Mayer van den Bergh
Museum Mayer van den Bergh is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, housing the collection of the art dealer and collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh (1858–1901). The major works are from the Gothic and Renaissance period in the Netherlands and Belgium, including paintings by Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
Wikipedia: Museum Mayer van den Bergh (EN), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 6: DE Studio
The Studio is a historic building located on the Mechelseplein in Antwerp, which nowadays serves as an art house. Originally built as a noble city palace, it later became a hotel, a bank and an acting school. The building, located in Antwerp's bustling theatre district, has been operated since 2011 by arts house De Studio, which transformed it into a cultural hotspot.
Sight 7: Sint-Joriskerk
St. George's Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Mechelseplein in Antwerp.
Wikipedia: Sint-Joriskerk (Antwerpen) (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 8: Plantentuin
The Botanic Garden of Antwerp, which also carries the name Den Botaniek, is a landscaped botanical garden created in 1825 in the inner city of Antwerp located at the Leopoldstraat, covering an area of slightly less than 1 hectare. Before that the park was, at the end of the 18th century, a plant garden for the Ecole Centrale and then the herb garden and later the vegetable garden of the Sint-Elisabethgasthuis in Antwerp.
Sight 9: Bourlaschouwburg
Bourla Theatre 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. The theatre was designed on request from the city in 1827 by the city architect Pierre Bourla. Construction began in 1829, but was delayed due to the Belgian Revolution. The theatre was finally finished in 1834 and opened under the name, Grand Théâtre or Théâtre Royal Français, on account of its ownership by a French company. Presently, the Bourla houses the theatre company Het Toneelhuis, which is a merger of the companies, Koninklijke Nederlandse Schouwburg and Blauwe Maandag Compagnie.
Sight 10: Arenbergschouwburg
The Arenberg Theatre is a theatre in the Latin Quarter of Antwerp.
Sight 11: Stadspark
The City Park is a 14 ha park in the center of the Belgian city of Antwerp. It is shaped like a triangle with the base facing south and the top facing north. The park is bordered by the Quinten Matsijslei in the east, the Van Eycklei in the south and the Rubenslei in the west. The City Park takes the place of the former redoubt or lunette Herentals, which was part of the fortress of Antwerp. Remarkable is the bridge built by architect Édouard Keilig between 1867 and 1869 over the pond in the City Park.
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