Photography: Antwerp in 50 Pictures

Antwerp is one of the major cities in Flanders, Belgium. It is located on the right bank of the river Scheldt, which mouths into the North Sea. The city has one of the largest seaports in Europe.

According to folklore, and as celebrated by the statue in front of the town hall, the city got its name from a legend about a mythical giant called Antigoon.

He exacted a toll from those crossing the river Scheldt, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river Scheldt.

Eventually, the giant was beaten by a young hero named Brabo, who cut off the giant’s own hand and flung it into the river. Hence the name Antwerpen, that can be translated as “throwing a hand”.

It used to be the town of Rubens, a great painter, and nowadays, Antwerp is known as the city of diamonds, or the city of fashion… Below you can find 50 amazing photos, showing you the beauty of Antwerp.

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Antwerp – Cathedral

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Maritime Heritage

Antwerp Cathedral

Hitchcock aan de Schelde

Steen, Antwerp

anchored ship

Antwerp Train Station

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Palace of Justice

sunny brabo

Antwerp Cathedral at dusk

Antwerp Centraal Station

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Steen Castle

Statue, Antwerp Zoo

Cathedral of Our Lady

Grote Markt

Stadhuis, Antwerp

St Anna Foot Tunnel

view from across the Schelde

Antwerpen / Antwerp

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Antwerp Harbour and Cathedral

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A cloudy day in Antwerp

Bridge

rubens house garden

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Statue at Steen

statue at the zoo

Rubens in Antwerp

Antwerpen stadshuis

My cathedral is as nice as a chapel

Antwerp – waffles

Royal museum of fine arts in Antwerp

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Railway station Antwerp

Diamonds

Antwerp Dries Van Noten

the toneelhuis

Fountain

Koepel

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Horse tour past Frituur

Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts

Tall ship

View from the Boerentoren: Cathedral