Antwerp prison
Antwerp prison is a nineteenth-century prison complex located at Begijnenstraat in the port city of Antwerp, Belgium. Built in the 1850s to plans by architect Joseph Jonas Dumont as part of Édouard Ducpétiaux’s modernisation of the Belgian penal system, it remains in use as Antwerp’s principal remand facility.Photo: Carolus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in Antwerp, Belgium
- Address: Begijnenstraat 42, Antwerpen, 2000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Rubenshuis.
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 640 metres southwest of Antwerp prison.
Rubenshuis
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 790 metres northeast of Antwerp prison.
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 790 metres north of Antwerp prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zuid and Universiteitsbuurt.
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.
Antwerp prison
- Categories: historic site and government building
- Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.21326° or 51° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
4.40006° or 4° 24′ 0″ eastInception
1854—1859Operator
Federal Public Service JusticeOpen location code
9F366C72+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 25380894OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonOpenStreetMap feature
historic=prisonWikidata ID
Q33100625
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Antwerp prison” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gevangenis van Antwerpen”
- French: “Prison d’Anvers”
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