Explore Antwerp
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The Cathedral of Our Lady is the Gothic seat of the Diocese of Antwerp, begun in 1352 by Jan and Pieter Appelmans and never fully completed; its north tower rises 123 metres and belongs to the UNESCO-listed belfries of Belgium and France. Inside hang altarpieces by Peter Paul Rubens, among them The Raising of the Cross and The Descent from the Cross.
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St. Charles Borromeo Church on the Hendrik Conscienceplein was built in 1615–1621 as Antwerp's Jesuit church, with Rubens contributing to its design and decoration. Its 39 ceiling paintings by Rubens and his workshop were lost when lightning set the church on fire in 1718. The baroque facade, the Lady Chapel, the crypt and a lace collection can be visited.
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