Panoramic View of City and Harbour
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| Antwerp is the capital of a province of the same name on the Scheldt, about 50 miles from the open sea. It is strongly fortified, being completely surrounded on the land side by a semi-circular inner line of fortification. It was the birthplace and home of the great painter Rubens. The cathedral of that city contains Rubens' masterpiece, "The Descent from the Cross." The population is 350,000 |
