Francis Wellesplein

Francis Wellesplein is in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Francis Wellesplein is situated nearby to Arthurpark, as well as near Binnenplein Den Bell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Hollandse Synagoge.

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 400 metres northwest of Francis Wellesplein.

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 220 metres northwest of Francis Wellesplein.

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 1 km northwest of Francis Wellesplein.

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

Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.