Rubenshuis

Rubenshuis is a bike rental in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Rubenshuis is situated nearby to the library Rubenianum Bibliotheek en Documentatiecentrum, as well as near Forwart Gallery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rubenshuis and Bourla Theatre.

Rubenshuis

Museum

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The Rubenshuis is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself.

Bourla Theatre is a theatre located in Antwerp that seats around 900. The building is designed in a neoclassical style on the site of the former Tapissierspand tapestry market. Bourla Theatre is situated 160 metres southwest of Rubenshuis.

Boerentoren

Historic building

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The Boerentoren is a historic high-rise building in Antwerp, 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 Antwerp Tower surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m. Boerentoren is situated 390 metres northwest of Rubenshuis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Antwerp diamond district.

Universiteitsbuurt

Quarter

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Universiteitsbuurt is a quarter.

Antwerp diamond district

Neighborhood

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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.

Schipperskwartier

Quarter

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Schipperskwartier is a historic neighbourhood in the city of Antwerp, Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. The district is located close to the old port and north of the historic centre of Antwerp.