St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp

Sint‑Laurentiuskerk is a Roman Catholic parish church in Antwerp, Belgium, located on the corner of Markgravelei and Van Schoonbekestraat. It stands out for its four-phase history, culminating in an impressive 20th-century Art Deco/Neo-Byzantine structure built between 1932 and 1941.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk”
  • Address: Van Schoonbekestraat 155, Antwerpen

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and DeSingel.

Museum
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The is a museum in , Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries. is situated 1¼ km northwest of St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp.

College
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is a arts center. It is located on the Desguinlei in . Its various stages, concert halls and exhibition spaces offer a manifold program of music, dance, theater and architecture. is situated 600 metres south of St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp.

Railway station
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Antwerpen-Zuid is a railway station in the south of the city of , Antwerp, . The old station opened on 10 July 1878 on the Lines 52 and 25A. is situated 1 km west of St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuid and ‘t Groen Kwartier.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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 , . It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile.

St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp

Latitude
51.19865° or 51° 11′ 55″ north
Longitude
4.40329° or 4° 24′ 12″ east
Inception
1941
Open location code
9F365CX3+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 118248178
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q28499944
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In Other Languages

“St. Lawrence’s Church, Antwerp” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Parochiekerk Sint-Laurens”
  • Dutch: “Parochiekerk Sint-Laurentius”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurenskerk”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiuskerk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karel de Grote-Hogeschool Gezondheidszorg and Hof Van Leysen.

Nearby Places

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