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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. It is the only synagogue in Antwerp to have survived the Holocaust and the Nazi occupation of Belgium.
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 ...
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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.
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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.
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Art Nouveau houses are interspersed with neoclassical mansions and other eclectic architectural styles throughout Zurenborg, which straddles the boundary between Antwerp itself and the district of Berchem.