Vleeshuis (Antwerp) | museum, place with historical importance, listed building / architectural heritage, 16th century construction, gildehuis (nl)

Belgium / Antwerpen / Antwerp / Vleeshouwersstraat, 38
 museum, place with historical importance, listed building / architectural heritage, 16th century construction, gildehuis (nl)

The Vleeshuis ("meat house", or butcher's hall) was built in 1501 - 1504 in late Gothic style. Its outer walls consist of alternating layers of red brick and white stone (called speklagen, or "bacon layers"). The building is now a museum.
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Coordinates:   51°13'21"N   4°23'57"E
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