In Antwerp, the Bierwerf mooring place under the Zuiderterras has surfaced. The Scheldt Quays are currently undergoing a major redevelopment. An ideal moment for city archaeologists to investigate the location and condition of the old city wall and the city gates Kleine and Grote Bierpoort.
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ANTWERP | 2024 Loodswezensite redesign approved
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp has approved the final design for the redevelopment of the Loodswezensite or Pilotage Site. If everything goes smoothly, work on the public domain there will start in the autumn of 2024.
ANTWERP | Start of work on the Scheldekaaien Nieuw Zuid park
On Friday 29 September the engineering works for the reconstruction of the public domain on the Scheldt Quays in the Nieuw Zuid sub-area of Antwerp started. The area along the Scheldt will be designed as a 5.5 hectare park for pedestrians and cyclists with space for relaxation, lots of greenery, water features and two pavilions….
ANTWERP | Start restoration of the walking terrace and hangars between Steen and Noorderterras
Recently the restoration of the walking terrace and the hangars between Het Steen and the Noorderterras started on the Antwerp Scheldt Quays. If everything goes smoothly, the walking terrace will reopen next summer, and the work on the hangars will be completed in the spring of 2025. The restoration fits within the long-term project of…
ANTWERP | New light plan for Het Steen to accentuate castle features
At the very end end of summer and the very beginning of autumn 2023 the City of Antwerp inaugurated the new facade light plan for Het Steen or Stone Castle.
ANTWERP | Opening of the second part of the Scheldt Quays at Sint-Andries and South
In July, the second part of the renovated public domain in the Sint-Andries (Saint Andrews) en Zuid (South) sub-area on the Scheldt Quays was been completed and opened.
Antwerp Pride 2023 theme, programme and schedule highlights
The sixteenth edition of Antwerp Pride will take place this year from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 August. More than ever, Antwerp Pride focuses on content, but the usual festive ingredients are also present. Antwerp Pride is also proud to have booked Belgium‘s Eurovision representative Gustaph to perform at the Closing Festival on Sunday 13…
ANTWERP | Overhaul of Groenplaats and surrounding streets will start in 2025
In 2025, the Groenplaats will be thoroughly renovated. The Council of Mayor and Aldermen has now approved the final design. The Groenplaats will have a modern central access to its underground facilities such as the pre-metro and a new bicycle shed. There will also be a double row of new trees in a rectangle around…
ANTWERP | Opening of the middle part of Zuidpark
Last week the City of Antwerp opened the second part of the brand new Zuidpark or South Park on the Gedempte Zuiderdokken. It concerns the central part between the Gillisplaats and the Museumstraat, the area above the former Schippersdok. The entire 7-hectare park will be completed by spring 2024.
2023 Antwerp Pride Parade route includes Kloosterstraat and a hello to czar Peter the Great
Antwerp Pride hasn’t revealed a map of the pride parade route for 2023 yet, but has released some information. The pride parade of Antwerp Pride 2023 is scheduled for Saturday 12 August at 2 PM.