Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library
The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library is the repository library of the city of Antwerp. It is named after the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience, whose statue adorns the library.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: Heritage library in Antwerp
- Also known as: “Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience” and “Sodaliteit”
- Address: Hendrik Conscienceplein 4
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Charles Borromeo Church.
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 190 metres west of Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library.
St. Charles Borromeo Church
Church
Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Charles Borromeo Church is a Roman Catholic church in central Antwerp, Belgium, located on the Hendrik Conscienceplein. It was built in 1615–1621 as the Jesuit church of Antwerp, which was closed in 1773.
Boerentoren
Historic building
Photo: Manfreeed, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Boerentoren is a historic high-rise building in Antwerp, 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 Antwerp Tower surpassed it with a height of 100.7 m. Boerentoren is situated 230 metres south of Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Universiteitsbuurt and Schipperskwartier.
Schipperskwartier
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schipperskwartier is a historic neighbourhood in the city of Antwerp, 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.
Linkeroever
Suburb
Linkeroever is an area in the city of Antwerp, on the left bank of the Scheldt river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to Zwijndrecht, but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.
Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library
- Categories: heritage library, building, and education
- Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.22092° or 51° 13′ 15″ northLongitude
4.40381° or 4° 24′ 14″ eastInception
1614—1626Open location code
9F366CC3+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 496295625OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2564527
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Serbian—“Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience”
- Esperanto: “Heredaĵbiblioteko Hendrik Conscience”
- Esperanto: “Heredaĵo-biblioteko Hendrik Conscience”
- French: “Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience”
- German: “Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience”
- German: “Kulturerbe-Bibliothek Hendrik Conscience”
- Hebrew: “ספריית המורשת על שם הנדריק קונסיאנס”
- Serbian: “Библиотека наслеђа Хендрик Консијенс”
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