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R Onze Lieve Vrouwe E Antwerp Canals VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Kathedraal Ruihuis, Suikerrui 21. Tel (03) 344 0755.
Groenplaats 21 or Handschoenmarkt. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–6pm Practical Information
Tel (03) 213 9951. Open 10am–5pm Sat & Sun. Closed Mon. & 8 11am, * 500,000. n Centraal Station
Mon–Fri, 10am–3pm Sat, 1–4pm Sun. 1pm, 3pm. ∑ deruien.be & Grote Markt 13, (03) 232 0103.
& 7 ∑ dekathedraal.be The Antwerp canals, or ruien, Transport
The building of Antwerp’s Onze form the subterranean belly of ~ 6 km (3 miles) E of the city.
Lieve Vrouwe Kathedraal (Cathedral the city and reveal a part of its £ Centraal, Pelik aanstraat.
of Our Lady) took almost two cen- history. It’s possible to take a @ Franklin Roosevelt plaats.
turies, from 1352 to 1521. This mag- 15-minute boat ride through 4 Steenplein.
nificent structure has a graceful the tunnels or, for the more
tiered spire that rises 123 m (404 ft) adventurous, a 90-minute walk
above the winding streets of the with an interactive tablet. You Maritime and Folklore Museums
medieval city centre. Inside, the can also join a 2-hour guided along with some of the
impression of light and space owes walk, during which you can ask Vleeshuis’s collection. A broad
much to its seven-aisled nave and the guide questions. There is also range of objects on display cover
Red Star MAS vaulted ceiling. The collection of an exhibition on the history of every thing from paintings and
Line Museum KLAPDORP paintings and sculpture the ruien. Protective suits and silver ware to wood carvings,
HUIKSTR. FA L CON R U I
J O R D A E N S K A A I Vleeshuis ST-PAOLUSSTR. MUTSAARDSTR. BLINDESTR. includes three works by boots are provided (women are archaeological finds, folk art,
NOSESTR.
advised not to wear skirts).
Sint-
Rubens, of which two are
maritime artifacts and model
Pauluskerk
trip tychs – the Raising of
ships. These pieces span the
Rockoxhuis
Vleeshouwersstraat 38–40. Tel (03)
the Descent from
present day. The museum also
VE KE S T R AAT
Stadhuis OUDEBEURS L. KOEPOORTSTR. MINDER-BROEDERSUI Sint-Carolus PRINSSTR. P.VAN HOBOKENSTR. the Cross (1610) and P Vleeshuis prehistoric era through to the
292 6100. Open 10am–5pm Thu–Sun,
KEIZERSTR.
features a cultural events space,
the Cross (1612).
E. VAN DIJCKKAAI Ruihuis OUDE KOORNMARKT Groenplaats Borromeuskerk Jacobskerk ST JACOBS MARKT ROOSEVELT Easter Mon. Closed Mon, 1 & 2 Jan, 1 and it will display highlights from
KAASRUI
GROTE
Sint
MARKT
Onze Lieve
Vrouwe Kathedaal
May, Ascension, 1 & 2 Nov, 25 & 26 Dec.
the Koninklijk Museum voor
&
FRANKLIN
Schone Kunsten while it is closed
L A N GE N I E U
plaats
De Vlaamse
GEMENTESTR.
Museum REYNDERSSTR. Groen- EIERMARKT Meir EIKENSTR. WE S T R A AT PLAATS Bus Station Astrid There has been a for refurbishment until 2017.
Plantin-Moretus VRIJDAG Opera Vleeshuis (Meat Hall)
MARKT MEI R M E I R LEYSSTR. KONINGIN
ASTRIDPLEIN on this site since
C AR N OT ST R AAT
STAT IES TR .
LOMBARDENVE S T
Rubenshuis Opera D E KE Y S ER L EI
JODENSTRAAT H OP LA N D Diamant Centraal 1250, but the
AUGUSTIJNEN STR.
STRAAT
ModeMuseum
Scheldt P L A N T I N K A A L K LO O S T E R STRAAT ST. ANDRIES N ATI O NA L ES T R AAT Museum Mayer KOMEDIE GRAAN- MEIST R AAT F R A N K R I J K L E I Q UE L LIN S TR A AT A P P L E M A N S S TRAAT VE STINGSTRAAT A AN S T R A AT Station Zoo OMMEGANCKSTR.
existing hall
WAPPER
S C H O EN MARKT HUIDEVETTERS-
(MoMu)
PLEIN
was completed in
K . GA ST HU IS S T R.
MARKT
KAMMENSTR.
1504 to a design
van den Bergh
PLAATS
BREDESTR.
P EL I K
Herman de
STRAAT
S T R .
BEGIJNEN
L E OP O LD-
Maagdenhuis
M HKA P RE K ER ST RA AT AALMOEZENIER- STR. V L E MINCKVEL D L.GASTHUISSTR. ARENBERGSTR. R U B E N S L E I P LO E G ST R AAT Waghemakere. The
SINT-
(Museum van ST-ROC H U S S TR AAT JORISPOORT LAN GEKIEVITSTR. structure features slender
Hedendaagse S CH EL D E S TR AAT K R O N E NBU RGST R A AT Q U I N T E N M A T S I J S L E I towers with five hexagonal
Kunst Antwerpen) TERNINCK STR. Stadspark LIER turrets and rising gables, all built
SINT-MICHIELSKAAI WAALSE KAAL VERLATSSTR. VO L KS T RAAT TOLSTRAAT B E G I J N E N V E S T MECHELEN V A N E Y C K L E I Antwerp Airport in alternate strips of stone and Imposing exterior of Antwerp’s
VR IJ H EI D ST RAAT
KLO O S T E R- ST RAAT
VLAAMSE KAAL
brick – giving the building a
BRUSSELS
6 km (3.5 miles)
streaky bacon-like appearance.
Sint Pauluskerk
LEOPOLD DE
WELVARTSTRAAT
WAELPLAATS
FotoMuseum DE BURBURESTR. Koninklijk Museum Sights at a Glance The fine Gothic interior has
voor Schone been renovated to create a R Sint-Pauluskerk
Kunsten B R I T S E L E I 1 Grote Markt museum called “Sounds of the St-Paulusstraat 22 or Veemarkt 14.
2 Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kathedraal City”, presenting 600 years of Tel (03) 232 3267. Open Apr–Oct:
3 Antwerp Canals Antwerp’s musical life. 2–5pm daily. 8 3pm Sun & pub hols.
4 Vleeshuis Completed in the early 17th
5 Museum Aan De Stroom E Museum Aan De Stroom century, this splendid church is
6 Sint-Pauluskerk (MAS) distinguished by its combi nation
7 ModeMuseum (MoMu) Hanzestedenplaats. Tel (03) 338 4400. of both Gothic and Baroque
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–
8 Museum Plantin-Moretus 6pm Sat & Sun (10am–5pm in winter). features. The exte rior dates from
9 Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, Ascension, 1 about 1571, and has an added
elaborate Baroque gateway. The
0 Rockoxhuis Nov, 25 Dec. & 7 8 ∑ mas.be interior is noted for its intri cately
q Sint Jacobskerk Located in the old docks area carved wooden choir stalls. St
w Rubenshuis just north of the historical Paulus also possesses a series of
e Museum Mayer van den Bergh centre is Antwerp’s most inno- paintings illustrating the Fifteen
r Koninklijk Museum voor vative project, the Museum Aan Mysteries of the Rosary, one of
Schone Kunsten De Stroom (MAS), meaning which, The Scourging of the Pillar,
t MHKA Museum on the River. This is an exquisite canvas by Rubens.
y FotoMuseum museum combines the best of There are also paintings by van
u Red Star Line Museum the collec tions from the former Dyck and Jordaens.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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