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Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen; French: Anvers) is the largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi) and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, it is the most populous city center in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people; it is the second-largest metropolitan region after Brussels.
Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the river's Westerschelde estuary. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Brussels, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. The city is also welknown for being the hub of diamond industry and trade in the world. In 2020, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network rated Antwerp as a Gamma + (third level/top tier) Global City.
Both economically and culturally, Antwerp is and has long been an important city in the Low Countries, especially before and during the Spanish Fury (1576) and throughout and after the subsequent Dutch Revolt. The Bourse of Antwerp, originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872, was the world's first purpose-built commodity exchange. It was founded before stocks and shares existed, so was not strictly a stock exchange.
The inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur, "lord", referring to the Spanish noblemen who ruled the city in the 17th century. The city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics.
S.A. magasins à grains d'Anvers, Amerikadok, Haven van Antwerpen, België.
The ‘Société Anonyme des Magasins à Grains d’Anvers” was founded in 1892. This brick building was the first to be build in Antwerp. It is specifically used for grain storage and treatment.
The "Park Bridge" provides cyclists and pedestrians with a safe, quick crossing of one of Antwerp's busiest traffic arteries.
Eilandje, Antwerp, Belgium
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This porthouse, located in Antwerp, designed by Zaha Hadid, has been on my wishlist for a long time. We made some long exposure shots and waited in the icy cold wind till the blue hour. The lights turned on 1 by 1 and started illuminating the building. I love this building for its architectural contrast. The older part below is the old renovated porthouse. They added above this twisted and weird modern architecture.
I'm sorry I had no time to check out your pictures for three weeks. But my trip to Europe ended safely. The exhibition "Double Attractions" in Charleroi is going well and I finished preparing for Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam. It's just time to take/make new pictures :)
(In Antwerp)
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