Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel is a church in Antwerp, Flanders which is located on Gloriantlaan. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel is situated nearby to the Hindu temple VCC Govinda, as well as near the beach Sint-Annastrand.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Also known as: “Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Schelde”
- Address: Gloriantlaan 2B
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lightship and Antwerp City Hall.
Lightship
Photo: SteKrueBe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse in areas deemed unsuitable for proper lighthouse construction. Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, the first modern lightship was invented by Robert Hamblin in 1734 and was located off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames in London, England. Lightship is situated 1½ km northeast of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel.
Antwerp City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Hall of Antwerp, Belgium, 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. Antwerp City Hall is situated 1½ km southeast of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel.
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 2 km southeast of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oosterweel and Noordkasteel.
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.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Scheldekapel
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.23433° or 51° 14′ 4″ northLongitude
4.38604° or 4° 23′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F3669MP+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 180051361OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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