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Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at 208.22 km 2 (80.39 sq mi), after Tournai and Couvin.
1983 – Berchem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem, and Wilrijk become part of the city of Antwerp. [43] 1985 – Museum of Modern Art founded. [citation needed] 1989 – Berendrecht Lock constructed. 1994 Laus Polyphoniae festival begins. Switel Hotel fire; 1995 – City website launched (Digitale Metropool Antwerpen). [44]
Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone'). Antwerp was developed as a fortified city, but very little remains of the 10th century enceinte.Only some remains of the first city wall can be seen near the Vleeshuis museum at the corner of Bloedberg and Burchtgracht, and a replica of a burg (castle) named Steen has been partly rebuilt near the Scheldt-quais during the 19th century.
Silvius Brabo [ˈsɪɫviəz ˈbraːboː] was a mythical Roman soldier and the legendary founder and namesake of the city of Antwerp and Duke of Brabant. [ 1 ] According to one version of the legend, the giant Druon Antigoon guarded a bridge over the Scheldt ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] another version has Druon guarding the port, demanding a tax from passing ...
Antwerp's City Hall, c. 1609–1706 In the 16th century, Antwerp became one of the busiest trading ports and most prosperous cities in Northern Europe.The municipal authorities wished to replace the city's small medieval City Hall with a more imposing structure befitting the prosperity of the great port city.
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The central focus of the MAS is Antwerp and its connection to the world. The MAS collection ranges from maritime objects which document international trade and shipping, to the history, art and culture of the port city of Antwerp and to art and culture from Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania. [2]
Het Steen, Antwerp, Belgium The castle from the Scheldt river 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.