Antwerp
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Cathedral of Our Lady

The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman-Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Antwerp Cathedral”, “Cathédrale d’Anvers”, “Church of Notre Dame, Antwerp”, “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”, and “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp”
  • Address: Groenplaats 21, Antwerpen, 2000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antwerp City Hall and Great Market Square.

Town hall
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The City Hall of , , stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt. Erected between 1561 and 1565, after designs made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt and several other architects and artists, this Renaissance building incorporates both Flemish and Italian influences. is situated 190 metres northwest of Cathedral of Our Lady.

Photo: Maros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is surrounded by the city's Renaissance , as well as numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions from the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by Flemish artists. is situated 120 metres northwest of Cathedral of Our Lady.

Historic building
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The is a historic high-rise building in , Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city until 2019, when the surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m. is situated 240 metres southeast of Cathedral of Our Lady.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipperskwartier and Universiteitsbuurt.

Quarter
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is a historic neighborhood in the city of , Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. Located just north of the historic center and close to the old port, it has been associated with prostitution and maritime trade for centuries.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
is an area in the city of , on the left bank of the river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to , but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.

Cathedral of Our Lady

Latitude
51.22029° or 51° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.40134° or 4° 24′ 5″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Inception
1521
Open location code
9F366CC2+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26495164
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
12212437
Wiki­data ID
Q5901
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Cathedral of Our Lady” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء (أنتويرب)”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածամոր տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəm kafedralı (Antverpen)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəm kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Anberesko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Антверпенскай Божай Маці”
  • Bulgarian: “Света Богородица”
  • Catalan: “catedral d’Anvers”
  • Catalan: “Catedral d’Anvers”
  • Chinese: “圣母主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala Naše Gospe u Antwerpenu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie v Antverpách”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Antverpách”
  • Dutch: “kathedraal Antwerpen”
  • Dutch: “Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Hemel Opgenomenkerk”
  • Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ten Hemel Opgenomenkathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه السيده العذراء”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Nia Sinjorino”
  • Finnish: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Anvers”
  • French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Anvers”
  • French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Anvers”
  • German: “Liebfrauenkathedrale”
  • German: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”
  • Greek: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Αμβέρσας”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת אנטוורפן”
  • Icelandic: “Frúarkirkjan í Antwerpen”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Antwerp”
  • Indonesian: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Anversa”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Anversa”
  • Japanese: “アントワープ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “ノートルダム聖堂#ベルギー”
  • Japanese: “聖母大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성모 마리아 대성당”
  • Korean: “성모 마리아 성당”
  • Korean: “앤트워프 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Antverpenes Dievmātes katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Antverpenes katedrāle”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع بانوی ما”
  • Polish: “Katedra Najświętszej Marii Panny w Antwerpii”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Nossa Senhora”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din Anvers”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Notre-Dame din Anvers”
  • Russian: “Собор Антверпенской Богоматери”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala Naše Gospe”
  • Slovenian: “antwerpenska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “antwerpenska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala Naše gospe”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Matere Božje v Antwerpnu”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Matere Božje, Antwerpen”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Naše gospe v Antwerpnu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Amberes”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Amberes”
  • Swedish: “Vårfrukatedralen i Antwerpen”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Katedrali (Anvers)”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Антверпенський собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Антверпенської Богоматері”
  • Western Frisian: “Us-Leaffrouwekatedraal (Antwerpen)”
  • Western Frisian: “Us-Leaffrouwekatedraal”

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