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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.
Two World Fairs, held in 1885 and 1894 [3] The completion of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in 1890; The completion of the "Dutch" Synagogue in the Bouwmeestersstraat in 1893 (see History of the Jews in Antwerp) The opening of the Parein Biscuit Factory in the Brusselsestraat in 1894; The completion of the St. Michael's Church (Amerikalei) in 1897
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 ...
[3] The commodity exchange fell into disuse in the 17th century, following the Fall of Antwerp (1584–1585), when Amsterdam replaced Antwerp as the Low Countries ' main trading centre. Following a fire in 1858, the building was reconstructed, and from 1872 once again served the purpose of housing a bourse, this time as a true stock exchange ...
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It is the most important shopping area in the country, both by number of shoppers and by rent prices. [1] The street has been mostly pedestrianised since 1993 and is said to be the Belgian equivalent to New York's 5th Avenue. In the centre of Antwerp, Meir connects the Antwerp City Hall with the trains at Antwerp Central Station.
On October 5, 1970, route 3 is the last tram route in Antwerp to switch to a one-man steering system. At the same time, the tram cars were fitted with an automatic ticketing system. However, some conductors could still be seen on the trams in the following years, as some of the former conductors were unfit for the supplementary training to be ...
The Lion of Flanders prominently adorns Cogels-Osylei 2–4, while across the street an entire complex is devoted to Charlemagne. Some street names refer to the independence war of linguistic affinity, the Boer war in South Africa: Pretoriastraat , Transvaalstraat [1] and Krugerstraat .