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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Along a particular 7 km (4.3 mi) stretch of the Canal du Centre, which connects the river basins of the Meuse and the Scheldt, the water level rises by 66.2 metres (217 ft). To overcome this difference, the 15.4-metre lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a 16.93 metres (55.5 ft) rise, opened in 1917.

  4. Category:Tourist attractions in Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Antwerp" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  5. Antwerp - Wikipedia

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    Scaldis ("the Scheldt") and Antverpia ("Antwerp"), Abraham Janssens, 1609, oil on panel, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. Early recorded versions of the name include Ando Verpia on Roman coins found in the city centre, [10] Germanic Andhunerbo from around the time Austrasia became a separate kingdom (that is, about 567 CE), [11] and (possibly originally Celtic) Andoverpis in Dado's Life of ...

  6. Antwerp City Hall - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Category:Tourist attractions in Antwerp Province - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Antwerp Province" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Zuid, Antwerp - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Het Steen - Wikipedia

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    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.

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