Our first departure from Brussels.
The largest and closest city is Antwerp.
First acquaintance with Dutch-speaking Flanders.
Before preparing for Belgium, I somehow thought that Antwerp was Holland, because (from school) it was the Dutch bourgeois revolution. But now I know for sure that it is Belgium, although very Dutch.
The train from Brussels Central Station to Antwerp Central Station departs 3-4 times an hour, so there is no need to adjust to the schedule.
The Brussels suburbs flashed by, the well-kept smooth fields and we were at the beautiful Antwerp Central Station.
Station Centraal is definitely worth a visit.
"In 2009, Antwerp-Centraal was ranked fourth in the ranking of the most beautiful train stations in the world."
Straight from the carriage:
A little higher up – it’s modern:
We go up to the main building:
Station statistics:
"The length of the landing stage is 186 m.
The width of the landing stage is 66 m.
The height of the landing stage is 43 m.
The height of the station dome is 75 m.
The length of the platforms is from 375 to 425 m"
And the real beauty begins there:
Chocolate Fountain:
Strawberries, please:
The peculiarity is that after Brussels, where there is bilingualism, here everything is only in Dutch.
By the way, the name Antwerp we are used to is Anvers in French. There is a chance of getting lost
Dome over the platforms:
In the center is the city’s coat of arms, in Roman numerals – 1905 (on the right):
Six-seater stroller!:
Architecture:
Coat of arms:
Left side of the internal facade:
We enter the main hall:
Black marble?:
All kinds of balconies:
Parrot:
Iron ensemble:
You can even insert icons:
Access to trains:
And this is the vault of the station (view from below):
Leopold II. King of the Belgians:
Station musicians:
Made from all kinds of car parts:
On the left is a girl, on the right is clearly a boy:
Monogram:
Harper:
Iron musicians are taller than the average Belgian:
Leaving the station:
De Keyserlei:
On the left are the covered platforms of the station:
Station - facade:
Source: travel.ru
