Last week we visited Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. Today's visit is to the rest of the country. We will start at Antwerp, in northern Belgium, and move clockwise.
Antwerp was once possibly the busiest port in the world. It was a center of international trade in commodities such as sugar and spices. It is today a center of oil refining, with crude oil that has been brought in by ship. Belgium split away from the Netherlands, in 1830, because it wanted to remain Catholic. There are statues of Mary on many street corners in Antwerp.The following scenes begin in the Grote Markt, or Main Square of Antwerp. The stone buildings with peaked roofs were guild houses. The first six images are from Google Earth and Street View.
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This is more of central Antwerp. The first four images are from Google Street View. The first two of those are of the castle called Het Steen.
This is more of central Antwerp. The first four images are from Google Street View. The first two of those are of the castle called Het Steen.
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Antwerp is the focal point of the global diamond trade. Here is it's "Diamond District". The first image is from Google Earth.
Antwerp is the focal point of the global diamond trade. Here is it's "Diamond District". The first image is from Google Earth.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Antwerp+diamond+district/@51.2151672,4.4187262,3a,75y,66.69h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7fUDEjUpkKGBtMvAbzyVBg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3D7fUDEjUpkKGBtMvAbzyVBg%26yaw%3D66.69061462884257!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c3f70251986173:0x2de12234e4d04036!8m2!3d51.2144888!4d4.4190257!16s%2Fm%2F0gvtqw7?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTExMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
This is a newer residential area of Antwerp. The two images are from Google Street View.
This is a newer residential area of Antwerp. The two images are from Google Street View.
In the eastern part of Belgium is the city of Liege. It is a former industrial city that, like Antwerp, dates from medieval times. There was a parallel movement to the French Revolution in Belgium that destroyed the old Cathedral of St. Lambert in Liege. The Prince Bishop Palace, next to it, is still there today. The first six images of the palace are from Google Earth and Street View.
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.6461712,5.5723117,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sBaB9gMFyGgawj6KAps2HoQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Here is more of the central area of Liege. The first two images are from Google Earth and Street View.
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.6402901,5.5849867,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sbHHEFUU77OhXE-ovSC2ABg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
This is an "everyday" part of Liege.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Li%C3%A8ge,+Belgium/@50.6406819,5.5715268,3a,75y,304.72h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swI5nyJrpWYFADQecvv_kmg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3DwI5nyJrpWYFADQecvv_kmg%26yaw%3D304.71942!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c0f74b8eacfcfb:0x40099ab2f4d6b40!8m2!3d50.6402286!4d5.5689372!16zL20vMGQ0azI?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTExMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
In the southern part of Belgium is the city of Charleroi. This was once an important industrial city that originally began with a Spanish fort. Remember that Belgium is split between French and Dutch speakers and this is why Antwerp, in the northern part of the country, is a Dutch name while Liege and Charleroi are French names. Georges Lemaitre, who first thought of the Big Bang, was from Charleroi. The first three images are from Google Earth and Street View.
In the southern part of Belgium is the city of Charleroi. This was once an important industrial city that originally began with a Spanish fort. Remember that Belgium is split between French and Dutch speakers and this is why Antwerp, in the northern part of the country, is a Dutch name while Liege and Charleroi are French names. Georges Lemaitre, who first thought of the Big Bang, was from Charleroi. The first three images are from Google Earth and Street View.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Charleroi,+Belgium/@50.4116489,4.4448473,3a,75y,83.13h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdTwBXoFVoJXH5RZ4zb1Caw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3DdTwBXoFVoJXH5RZ4zb1Caw%26yaw%3D83.13281220131915!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c225f096ca39c9:0x40099ab2f4d6410!8m2!3d50.408128!4d4.4476076!16zL20vMDE3cGdy?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTExMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Continuing to move clockwise around Belgium, we next come to the magnificently-preserved early medieval city of Ghent. This was a city that historically produced a lot of cloth and wool, but with Belgian independence in 1830, lost it's direct access to the sea. The first nine images are from Google Street View. The first three of those are of the castle.
Continuing to move clockwise around Belgium, we next come to the magnificently-preserved early medieval city of Ghent. This was a city that historically produced a lot of cloth and wool, but with Belgian independence in 1830, lost it's direct access to the sea. The first nine images are from Google Street View. The first three of those are of the castle.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Groentenmarkt,+9000+Gent,+Belgium/@51.0562486,3.7220302,3a,75y,17.31h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sU1YJjP-9kn7h1MTg7QP0mA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3DU1YJjP-9kn7h1MTg7QP0mA%26yaw%3D17.305019897392558!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c371473a452d45:0x89b2e56300e3ec4b!8m2!3d51.0560517!4d3.7222175!16s%2Fg%2F11h1tcr6x?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTExMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Another famous medieval city is that of Bruges. The first six images are from Google Street View.
Another famous medieval city is that of Bruges. The first six images are from Google Street View.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.2048378,3.2239039,3a,75y,241.11h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMzWWF6Sd3oT85wYtbMuuCZ1SBC4-p2NyAQQc3k!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMzWWF6Sd3oT85wYtbMuuCZ1SBC4-p2NyAQQc3k%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya144.62471-ro0-fo100!7i9728!8i4864
Finally we come to Ostende, on the coast. This was also a medieval city that is popular for it's beach. The first image is from Google Street View.
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