Arsenaal

Arsenaal is a neighborhood in Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders. Arsenaal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colomakerk, as well as near Stationswijk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mechelen railway station and Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk.

Mechelen railway station

Railway station

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Mechelen railway station is a railway station in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 5 May 1835 on railway lines 25, 27 and 53. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk

Church

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Hanswijk is a Roman Catholic basilica in Mechelen, Belgium. The basilica is a famous place of pilgrimage in Belgium, the statue was crowned on 30 July 1876 by Cardinal Deschamps by request of Pope Pius IX.

St. Rumbold’s Cathedral

Church

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St. Rumbold's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who founded an abbey nearby.