Hollandse Synagoge

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.

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Type: Synagogue
Description: synagogue in Antwerp, Belgium
Also known as: “Hollandse Synagogue”
Address: Bouwmeestersstraat 7, Antwerpen

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and St. Walburga Church, Antwerp.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Museum

Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 190 metres northwest of Hollandse Synagoge.

St. Walburga Church, Antwerp

Church

Photo: Jozef Linnig, CC0.

St. Walburga Church or Burchtkerk was a Roman Catholic parish church in Antwerp, modern-day Belgium. It was demolished in 1817. St. Walburga Church, Antwerp is situated 300 metres north of Hollandse Synagoge.

De Vijf Werelddeelen

House

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De Vijf Werelddeelen is a house.

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.