Antwerp
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| The [[city]] and [[municipality]] of '''Antwerp''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]] is a centre of commerce in [[Belgium]] and the capital of Antwerp province, in [[Flanders]], one of [[Belgium]]'s three regions. Antwerp's total population is ca. 461,496 (January 2006). The agglomeration has a population of about 800,000. | The [[city]] and [[municipality]] of '''Antwerp''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]] is a centre of commerce in [[Belgium]] and the capital of Antwerp province, in [[Flanders]], one of [[Belgium]]'s three regions. Antwerp's total population is ca. 461,496 (January 2006). The agglomeration has a population of about 800,000. | ||
| - | ==Buildings and facilities== | + | |
| - | *The [[Antwerp Zoo]] was founded in 1843, and is home to more than 4,000 animals | + | |
| - | *[[Antwerpen-Centraal railway station|Central Station]] is a railway station | + | |
| - | *[[Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp|Cathedral of Our Lady]]. This church was begun in the 14th century and finished in 1518. | + | |
| - | *The [[Plantin-Moretus Museum]] preserves the house of the printer [[Christoffel Plantijn]] and his successor Jan Moretus | + | |
| - | *The ''[[Boerentoren]]'' (Farmers' Tower) or KBC Tower, a 26-storey building built in 1932, is the oldest [[skyscraper]] in Europe | + | |
| - | *The [[Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp|Royal Museum of Fine Arts]], on [[Antwerpen Zuid]] | + | |
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[The Spanish Fury|Sack of Antwerp]] | *[[The Spanish Fury|Sack of Antwerp]] | ||
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The city and municipality of Antwerp (Dutch is a centre of commerce in Belgium and the capital of Antwerp province, in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is ca. 461,496 (January 2006). The agglomeration has a population of about 800,000.
See also
- Sack of Antwerp
- Antwerp fashion
- Antwerp shopping
- Antwerp tourism
- Antwerp underground history
- Antwerpen Zuid
- Eilandje
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