Art Nouveau district, Zurenborg in Antwerp.

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

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The houses around Zurenborg, Antwerp, were build between 1881 and 1914, during the days of Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Neoclassicism period , in the Eclectic style and cottage style. The "Belle epoque" period as it is called, French term for the beautiful era.

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The Ostrich house

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Apollon house

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Summerhouse on a crossroads, on the other corners, winter, autumn and spring.
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Sidestreets

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The main street, Cogels-Osylei and the surrounding district has to be indeed, one of the most beautiful walks in Antwerp.

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Neoclassicism style
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Perfect for spending some time, a lot's of bars and restaurants in this area.

More on Zurenborg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurenborg
https://cheeseweb.eu/2012/03/zurenborg-antwerp-belgiums-art-nouveau-neighbourhood/

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I really must revisit Antwerp. Thanks for the guided tour!

Welcome!

Art Nouveau is really impressive style. Great report, I enjoyed it! ;)

Great post! I live in Leuven and I also discovered a couple of Art Nouveau in Belgium, mostly Brussels.

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Thanks Joythewanderer, very stylish period, should also go to Brussels, been a long time.
Cool blog you have!

great post, thnks

Thx Sardrt!