Great Market Square

The Grote Markt is the central square of , Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is surrounded by the city's Renaissance , as well as numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions from the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by Flemish artists.
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Photo: Maros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: Antwerp
  • Also known as: “Grote Markt” and “Grote Markt, Antwerp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antwerp City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady.

Town hall
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The City Hall of , , 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.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . 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. is situated 120 metres southeast of Great Market Square.

Work of art
Photo: G.Lanting, CC BY 3.0.
The is an eclectic-style fountain-sculpture located in the Grote Markt of , Belgium, in front of the . The fountain, dating from 1887, contains a bronze statue by the sculptor Jef Lambeaux depicting the city's legendary founder, Silvius Brabo, throwing the severed hand of the giant Druon Antigoon into the river .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipperskwartier and Universiteitsbuurt.

Quarter
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is a historic neighbourhood in the city of , Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. The district is located close to the old port and north of the historic centre of Antwerp.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is an area in the city of , on the left bank of the river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to , but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.

Great Market Square

Latitude
51.22117° or 51° 13′ 16″ north
Longitude
4.40037° or 4° 24′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F366CC2+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26495372
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q947295
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Great Market Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الميدان الكبير (أنتويرب)”
  • Basque: “Grote Markt (Anberes)”
  • Basque: “Grote Markt”
  • Catalan: “Grote Markt”
  • Chinese: “安特卫普大广场”
  • Dutch: “Grote Markt (Antwerpen)”
  • Dutch: “Grote Markt”
  • Finnish: “Grote Markt”
  • French: “Grand-Place d’Anvers”
  • French: “Grote Markt”
  • German: “Grote Markt”
  • Italian: “Grote Markt di Anversa”
  • Italian: “Grote Markt”
  • Japanese: “グローテ・マルクト”
  • Korean: “그로터 마르크트”
  • Korean: “흐로터 마르크트”
  • Latvian: “Antverpenes Lielais Tirgus laukums”
  • Neapolitan: “Grote Markt d’Anvèrza”
  • Persian: “گرت مارکت”
  • Polish: “Rynek w Antwerpii”
  • Portuguese: “Grote Markt”
  • Slovenian: “Grote Markt”
  • Spanish: “Grote Markt”

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