ANTWERP

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ANTWERP
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ZOO Antwerpen

• ZOO Antwerp is the green heart of the city,
  populated by more than 5,000 animals. After more
  than 160 years, this romantic English garden is
  still a unique meeting place for young and old.
  Here you will enjoy to get closer to each other.

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De Grote Markt

• Not as big as the Grote Markt' of Brussels, but
  certainly as beautiful is the 'Grote Markt' (
  Town Square) of Antwerp. Here you still find the
  heart of the old city. The Grote Markt is
  beautifully surrounded by the Town Hall and the
  so-called houses of the Guilds or corporations.

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Brabo

• In the middle of the 'Grote Markt' stands the
  Brabo fountain. According to a legend, a terrible
  giant, called Druoon Antigoon, lived on the banks
  of the river Scheldt in ancient times. Whenever
  sailors on the Scheldt river refused to pay toll
  to the giant, he punished them by cutting off
  their hand. A Roman soldier, Silvius Brabo,
  managed to kill the giant. Brabo cut off the hand
  of the giant and threw the hand away in the
  river. 

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The Town Hall

• The eye-catcher of the 'Grote Markt' (town
  square) is, of course, the Town Hall of Antwerp.
  It is one of the oldest Renaissance buildings in
  the Low Countries.

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t Steen

• 'Steen' is the Dutch word for 'stone'. In Antwerp
  the 'Steen' is the name of the little castle that
  can be seen at the entrance of the city center,
  on the border of the river Scheldt. The castle is
  called that way because it was one of the
  earliest buildings in Antwerp constructed with
  stones (at a time when most houses were still
  built with wood).

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The Meir

• The Meir is the name of the most famous shopping
  street of Antwerp. The large avenue is now free
  of traffic and invites thousands of people every
  day to a pleasant shopping stroll in a beautiful
  historic surrounding.

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The central station

• One of the grandest buildings in Antwerp is the
  'Central Station'. It welcomes visitors who
  arrive by train in Antwerp like a modern day
  cathedral. The part of the station where the
  platforms are is covered by an immense metal and
  glass dome.

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The Cathedral

• The uniquely elegant cathedral tower is the
  symbol of Antwerp and the pride and joy of every
  Antwerp citizen. With it the building of the
  cathedral literally reached its highest point in
  1518 123 metres.

This is the most important church of Antwerp
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Antwerpse handjes
A typical Antwerp product are the Antwerp hands.
In the year 1934 there was a competition
organized by the Royal Society of Master pastry
of Antwerp. Of the 43 participants 6 had the idea
of making a desert cake in the shape of a hand.
The winning cookie, chocolate had the taste and
appearance of the sand biscuits as now sold in
Antwerp.