The clock in Antwerp Station's main hall; © Tourism Antwerp
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Central Station
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Daily
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Central Station
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Free
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Dubbed the "railway cathedral", Antwerp's Central Station is an impressive building built between 1895 and 1905 by Louis Delacenserie, and widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture in Belgium.
The inside is decorated in eclectic style with the use of marble and the presence of a gigantic staircase, and the platforms are covered by an immense metal and glass dome (typical of turn-of-the-century European railway stations).
For those ariving by train into Antwerp, it is an architectural introduction to the elegant city; for those not arriving by train, it is well worth a visit.
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