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Exterior of Eisenmann Synagogue. The Eisenmann Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 30 Oostenstraat, in Antwerp, Belgium. [1] Established as a congregation by Jacob Eisenmann in 1905 [2] the synagogue was completed in 1907.
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The Zuid (Dutch for "South") is a southern neighborhood in the city center of Antwerp, abutting the Scheldt River.The Zuid had a revival in the mid-1980s and is now composed of buildings in the Art Nouveau and Modern architecture styles.
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 Berchem N1 Antwerpen-Zuid junction A12, E19 / A1, N155 5 La Grellelaan N150 Antwerpen-Centrum junction A122 5a Het Zuid N113 Kennedytunnel 6 Linkeroever N70
The building upon completion (1531) From 1531 to 1661, it was the site of the world's first dedicated commodity exchange. As Antwerp took over the role of trade center from Bruges, it grew into a large metropolis with more than 100,000 inhabitants, including 10,000 foreign merchants, mostly Spaniards and Portuguese.
Over $16 billion in polished diamonds pass through the district's exchanges each year. There are 380 workshops that serve 1,500 companies. There are also 3,500 brokers, merchants and diamond cutters. In 2017, roughly 234 million carats were traded in the district, an area with a workforce of 30,000 people.
The Palace of Justice of Antwerp (Dutch: Justitiepaleis Antwerpen), commonly known as the Antwerp Law Courts (Dutch: Gerechtsgebouw Antwerpen), De Frietzakken, [5] [6] and the Butterfly Palace (Dutch: Vlinderpaleis), is a courthouse in Antwerp, Belgium.