Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0266Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a city, a park is in the foreground while a large tower is in the background. Above the image "T343 (Star)" is printed, below the image "25568T The Metropolis and Seaport of an Industrious Nation - Antwerp, Belgium." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company COPYRIGHTED Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
25568
WHERE RUBENS LIVED AND WORKED- ANTWERP, BELGIUM
Antwerp, one of the greatest seaports of Europe and the second city of Belgium in size, with more than 300,000 people, still remains, in spite of the activity and importance of its modern commercial and industrial life, probably the most interesting town in Belgium as it is certainly the richest in treasures of art. The cathedral, which we see in the distance with its sinlge finished tower reaching toward the sky, exceeds both in size and beauty any other Gothic church either in Belgium or Holland and it contains a priceless group of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). The chief one of these, "The Descent from the Corss," is accounted one of the greatest pictures in the world. Thousands of people visit Antwerp every year to see the works of Rubens still existing in thecity which was his home, as well as to enjoy the works of other famous Flemish masters, such as Van Dyek, Jordaens, and the two Teniers, which are sheltered in the museums and churches of the towns.
In 1914, Antwerp, surrounded by a widespread system of forts and connecting works of the most modern type, was considered perhaps the most strongly defended city in the world. But the Germas captured it on October 10 after a bombardment and attack lasting only twelve days, It remained in their possession until the end of the war but since then it has fully recovered its former commercial importance. We are looking down one of the principal streets of the city, busy with motor turcks and automobiles, from the front of the Hotel de Ville and near a hand we see representations of the "Lion of Brabant," which figures in the armorial bearings of Belgium.
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