Plantin & Moretus

Plantin & Moretus is a tram stop in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Plantin & Moretus is situated nearby to the mosque El Nour, as well as near Moskee Hamza.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antwerpen-Centraal railway station and Antwerp Zoo.

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is situated 730 metres northwest of Plantin & Moretus.

Antwerp Zoo

Zoo

Photo: DRG-fan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Antwerp Zoo is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. The zoo is the oldest animal park in Belgium, and one of the oldest in the world; it was established on 21 July 1843. Antwerp Zoo is situated 650 metres north of Plantin & Moretus.

Eisenmann Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Debby kahan, Public domain.

The Eisenmann Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 30 Oostenstraat, in Antwerp, Belgium. Established as a congregation by Jacob Eisenmann in 1905 the synagogue was completed in 1907. Eisenmann Synagogue is situated 290 metres south of Plantin & Moretus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zurenborg and Antwerp diamond district.

Zurenborg

Quarter

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Zurenborg is an area in south-east Antwerp largely developed between 1894 and 1906 that features a high concentration of townhouses in Art Nouveau and other fin-de-siècle styles.

Antwerp diamond district

Neighborhood

Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter, and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile.