Sint-Joriskerk

Sint-Joriskerk is a church in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, which is located on Mechelseplein. Sint-Joriskerk is situated near the art gallery PAULETTE in ‘t stad, as well as near the theater building DE Studio.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Antwerp, Belgium
Also known as: “Sint-Joriskerk (Antwerpen)”
Address: Mechelseplein 22, Antwerpen

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Elisabeth Gasthuis and Maagdenhuis Museum.

Elisabeth Gasthuis

Hospital

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Elisabeth Gasthuis is a hospital, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Sint-Joriskerk.

Maagdenhuis Museum

Museum

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The Maagdenhuis Museum is an art museum and historical museum located in a 17th-century historic building on Lange Gasthuisstraat, Antwerp, Belgium. The building was used as an orphanage for the maegdeckens, or maidens, from the mid-16th century to the end of the 19th century. Maagdenhuis Museum is situated 200 metres north of Sint-Joriskerk.

Rubenshuis

Museum

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The Rubenshuis is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. Rubenshuis is situated 600 metres northeast of Sint-Joriskerk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antwerp diamond district and Zuid.

Antwerp diamond district

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

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.