Antwerp Architecture

Great Antwerp Architecture can be found anywhere - But it is in the "modern" Zurenborg district that you will discover the most creative and stunning examples of fantastic architecture.


The area is also called the Golden Triangle of Art Nouveau. (How to get here). Three streets, Cogels-Osy lei, Transvaal Straat and Waterloos street host 170 monumental houses protected by the Flemish government since 1984.

There you will find most amazing plethora of styles:

Belgium styles
• neo-Antwerp renaissance
• neo-Flemish renaissance
• neo-Flemish baroque
• Brabant gothique
Italian Styles
• neo-Tuscan palazzo style
• neo-Venetian palazzo style (Gothic & Palladian)
• neo Italian baroque
• neo-traditional renaissance
French styles
• neo-French baroque
• Classicistic baroque
Others
• Moorish style
• art nouveau (Jugendstil)
• neo-classicistic
• art deco
• Eclectic style

Try our Zurenborg Walk which takes you to all the hidden gems of Cogels-Osy lei, Transvaal and Waterloo straat.


The Top 10 houses of the Golden Triangle of Art Nouveau

Nr. 1 & 2: The Quinten-Matsijs and The Scaldis

Nr. 3: The Sunflower

Nr. 4 & 5 : The Four Seasons & Battle of Waterloo

Nr. 6, 7 and 8: The three houses on Transvaalstraat: The 12 Apostles, The Devils and The Greek temple

Nr. 9: The Carolus Magnus

Nr. 10: The Sun, The Stars and The Moon

Check out pictures of Zurenborg houses

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