Brabo Fountain

The Brabo Fountain is an eclectic-style fountain-sculpture located in the Grote Markt of , Belgium, in front of the . The fountain, dating from 1887, contains a bronze statue by the sculptor Jef Lambeaux depicting the city's legendary founder, Silvius Brabo, throwing the severed hand of the giant Druon Antigoon into the river .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: fountain in Antwerp, Belgium

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antwerp City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady.

Town hall
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Hall of , , stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt. Erected between 1561 and 1565, after designs made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt and several other architects and artists, this Renaissance building incorporates both Flemish and Italian influences.

Church
Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . 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. is situated 150 metres southeast of Brabo Fountain.

Photo: Maros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grote Markt is the central square of , Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is surrounded by the city's Renaissance , as well as numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions from the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by Flemish artists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipperskwartier and Universiteitsbuurt.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a historic neighbourhood in the city of , 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.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
Photo: Erwin1990, Public domain.
is an area in the city of , on the left bank of the river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to , but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.

Brabo Fountain

Latitude
51.22118° or 51° 13′ 16″ north
Longitude
4.39968° or 4° 23′ 59″ east
Inception
August 21st, 1887
Open location code
9F3669CX+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1002007279
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q3911365
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Brabo Fountain” goes by many names.

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