Peter the Great

Peter the Great is a historic site in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Peter the Great is situated nearby to the marketplace Markt van Morgen, as well as near the art gallery Pjez Unik.

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Peter de Grote”
Inscription: “Hier zette in 1717 de Russische tsaar Peter de Grote voet aan wal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Museum

Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 610 metres south of Peter the Great.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

Museum

Photo: Roger Price, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp is situated 420 metres southwest of Peter the Great.

Cathedral of Our Lady

Church

Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. 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. Cathedral of Our Lady is situated 1 km northeast of Peter the Great.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuid and Linkeroever.

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.

Linkeroever

Suburb

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