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  2. Zurenborg - Wikipedia

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    To the north, in the Antwerp section, many further examples were built along the streets surrounding Dageraadplaats. [1] A group of houses along the Cogels-Osylei, with De Zevensterre (Cogels-Osylei, 17) in the foreground. This group, all designed by the architect Joseph Bascourt, reflects the diverse architectural trends that are found in ...

  3. Art Nouveau in Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    Zonnebloem (Sunflower) House) on the Cogels Osylei, Antwerp, designed by Jules Hofman and built in 1900. Unlike the other major Belgian metropolitan areas such as Brussels or Liège, where Art Nouveau flourished in numerous different parts of the city, Antwerp's Art Nouveau buildings are largely concentrated within a single quarter, Zurenborg, which is a suburban part of the city located about ...

  4. List of Christian monasteries in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Antwerp, Bruges, Dendermonde, Diest, Ghent (Old Saint Elisabeth, New Saint Elisabeth in Sint-Amandsberg and Our Lady Ter Hooyen) Hoogstraten, Lier, Leuven (Large and Small), Mechelen (Large and Small) Kortrijk, Sint-Truiden, Turnhout and Tongeren; Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden (extant) at Bonheiden (Antwerp): Benedictine nuns

  5. Grote Markt, Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    The Grote Markt (Dutch: [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ⓘ; "Big Market") is the central square of Antwerp, Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter.It is surrounded by the city's Renaissance Town Hall, as well as numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions from the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by ...

  6. Turnhout - Wikipedia

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    Of particular interest is the Museum of the Playing Card. This is located in an old factory building downtown and houses a beautifully restored steam engine. The beguinage was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1998. The largest building in Turnhout is the Turnova tower, built in 2019. It is considered the first skyscraper in the ...

  7. Rubenshuis - Wikipedia

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    After the latter left in 1660, the house was sold. [2] [3] At the Brussels International 1910 World's Fair there was a full-size reconstruction of the Rubens house, built by the architect Henri Blomme. The reconstruction was a romantic interpretation of what the building used to be, full of ornaments, but it promoted the idea to save the building.

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Following silting of the Zwin channel in the 16th century, Antwerp grew in importance as a North Sea port and developed into a flourishing metropolis. Important sites include the Gothic cathedral (with the belfry already listed as a World Heritage Site as a part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.) and the Grote Markt (guild houses pictured ...

  9. Antwerp diamond district - Wikipedia

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    In the 1890s a diamond industry was established in Antwerp by families of diamonds traders and manufacturers who came from Amsterdam, Netherlands. [15] After the Second World War, the city's mayor encouraged Jews to return to Antwerp and many did so, including some who were working in the diamond trade. That helped to boost the industry.