Kasteelplein

Kasteelplein is a tram stop in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Kasteelplein is situated nearby to the courthouse Gerechtshof, as well as near the government office Consulats de Monaco.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Rubenshuis.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Museum

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The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is situated 640 metres west of Kasteelplein.

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. Rubenshuis is situated 1 km northeast of Kasteelplein.

Hollandse Synagoge

Synagogue

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The Hollandse Synagoge, officially the Synagogue Shomré Hadas, and also known as the Bouwmeester Synagoge, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Bouwmeestersstraat 7, in Antwerp, Belgium. Hollandse Synagoge is situated 500 metres west of Kasteelplein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuid and Antwerp diamond district.

Zuid

Quarter

The Zuid is a southern neighborhood in the city center of Antwerp, abutting the Scheldt River. The Zuid had a revival in the mid-1980s and is now composed of buildings in the Art Nouveau and Modern architecture styles.

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.