The real Antwerp
Wander among about 6,600 buildings rebuilt in 3D from OpenStreetMap, each at the height Flanders measured it: a first piece of the centre, with more of the city to come.
Instant Antwerp BETA
Explore or race by bike, on foot or on horseback through old Antwerp!
Ride through the old town of Antwerp in 3D, past the Grote Markt, the cathedral, Het Steen and Groenplaats, with every roof at its measured height.
Free · no account · works on PC, tablet and phone
What there is to do
The old town
Start on the Grote Markt among its guild houses, ride past the cathedral to Het Steen on the Scheldt and Groenplaats, and out to the Meir and the Rubenshuis.
A race: Grote Markt and Scheldt
Race from the Grote Markt to Het Steen, south along the Scheldt, through the lanes to Groenplaats and back past the cathedral.
This is Antwerp
Antwerp is the largest city of Flanders and Belgium’s great port, on the River Scheldt in the north of the country. In the 16th century it was the richest trading city of northern Europe, and a generation later Peter Paul Rubens painted here for churches and courts across the continent. Today it is known for its port, its diamond trade, its fashion designers and the Cathedral of Our Lady, whose spire rises 123 metres over the old town.
- The Cathedral of Our Lady, with its 123-metre spire and altarpieces by Rubens
- The Grote Markt, with the Renaissance City Hall and the Brabo Fountain
- Its port, the second-largest in Europe, and the diamond district by the Central Station
- Fashion designers trained at its Royal Academy of Fine Arts, among them the Antwerp Six
Places, elements and landmarks
Grote MarktThe square of the city hall and the guild houses, with the Brabo fountain in the middle.
Brabo FountainThe Roman soldier Brabo throwing the giant’s hand away: the legend behind the city’s name.
City HallA Renaissance city hall from 1565, all flags and columns, on the Grote Markt.
Cathedral of Our LadyThe largest Gothic church in the Low Countries, its spire 123 metres high, with four Rubens altarpieces.
Het SteenThe oldest building in Antwerp, a castle on the Scheldt from the Middle Ages.
VleeshuisThe Gothic hall of the butchers’ guild, striped in brick and white stone.
GroenplaatsThe square at the foot of the cathedral, with a statue of Rubens in the middle.
Plantin-MoretusThe house and workshop of a great printing firm, with the two oldest printing presses in the world.
MeirAntwerp’s great shopping street, lined with palaces and department stores.
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Play Instant AntwerpStill in development: expect some rough edges.