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St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp

St. Charles Borromeo Church is a Roman Catholic church in central , Belgium, located on the Hendrik Conscienceplein. It was built in 1615–1621 as the Jesuit church of Antwerp, which was closed in 1773.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Antwerp St. Charles Borromeo Church”, “Carolus Borromeuskerk”, and “Jesuit Church, Antwerp”
  • Address: Hendrik Conscienceplein 10-12
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Our Lady and Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library.

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 250 metres west of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp.

Library
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The is the repository library of the city of . It is named after the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience, whose statue adorns the library.

Historic building
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The is a historic high-rise building in , Belgium. Constructed between 1929 and 1932 and originally 87.5 m high, it remained the tallest building and the second-tallest structure in the city until 2019, when the surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m. is situated 240 metres south of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Schipperskwartier.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a historic neighborhood in the city of , Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. Located just north of the historic center and close to the old port, it has been associated with prostitution and maritime trade for centuries.

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

St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp

Latitude
51.22096° or 51° 13′ 16″ north
Longitude
4.40478° or 4° 24′ 17″ east
Inception
1621
Open location code
9F366CC3+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39886923
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1415440
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Charles Borromeo Church, Antwerp”. Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.