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Port of Antwerp
The new Port House, a combination of an old protected fire station from 1922 to a design by architect Emiel Van Averbeke with a new building around and above the old building according to a design by the renowned architect Zaha Hadid, is located on Siberiastraat. or Kaai 63 at the northern end of Kattendijkdok.
The combination of old and new led to divided opinions, but personally I think it is a real eyecatcher.
The British architect Zaha Hadid with Iraki roots (1950-2016) is known for her sensual interplay of lines in her designs and has built up an impressive international track.
Unfortunately she died unexpectedly before she could admire the finished result of this harbor house.
This successor to the old Port House employs 500 employees since 2016.
The new building looks like the hull of a ship with the facets of a diamond at its surface. It’s a reference to Antwerp as a world port and diamond city but also a metaphor for the port of the 21st century having a rich past and being ready for the future.
In March 2018, the Port House was awarded the annual prize of the MIPIM (Marché International des Professionnels de l'IMmobilier) in Cannes as "best refurbished building" (the best renovated building).
In the bow of the ship-shaped diamond, with a view on the harbor, you can get an explanation about the activities of the port of Antwerp.
In tribute to the architect, the square in front of the Port House is called Zaha Hadidplein.
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Stroomplein - Tavernierkaai
Stroomplein - Tavernierkaai 11-
An urban meeting point, a stage for young noise, full of soul, a stand for revelation and sensation.
Stroomplein is open from 4 pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, occasionally on Sunday.
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Saint Paul's Church
Saint Paul's Church is a beacon in the old skippers quarter of Antwerp. A big surprise awaits you.
The church was part of a grand monastery complex of the Dominicans. They settled in Antwerp as early as the 1240s to proclaim the ‘true faith’. The church itself dates from 1571 and has been through a lot since then. In 1796 the French occupier closed the monastery and classified the church as a parish church. Fortunately, her belongings were spared. In 1968 she fell prey to a large fire from which she is fully recovered in the meanwhile.
The church is a feast for the eyes with the beautiful baroque altars, the sublime furniture, the important organ, the more than 200 statues and 50 paintings, among which works by Jordaens, Rubens, Teniers, Van Balen, Van Dyck…
The calvary garden, which you only get to see after you have passed the porch of the church, looks like a fragment from an epic film about Christ's suffering and resurrection.
St. Paul's Church is a Gothic building (late Middle Ages), but its furniture and works of art date mainly from the Baroque 17th century, as does the remarkable crowning of the 'lantern tower'. The portal also breathes Baroque. The depth effect in the church is remarkable, partly because of the very long choir. Light and space play their virtuoso game here, in a wonderful harmony of strict Gothic and dynamic Baroque.
An additional surprise is the treasury chamber with art pieces from 8 centuries!
If you enter the backyard of the church via St. Paulusstraat, you can relax between the greenery at a beautiful contemplative Maria cave.
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