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Antwerp’s city hall turns 450

March 31, 2015Art & Architecture, Historic Sites Antwerp, Renaissance
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The Schoon Verdiep

One of Antwerp’s most important buildings, its stadhuis (city hall), turns 450 years old this year and the city is having a year-long celebration to mark the occasion. The monumental building facing the Grote Markt opened its doors on February 27, 1565, and has been in continuous use ever since. It’s the only…

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