The Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241206317
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd

St-Carolus Borromeus

Hendrik Conscienceplein • Mon–Sat 10am–12.30pm & 2–5pm • Free • 03 231 37 51

One of the most agreeable piazzas in central Antwerp, tiny Hendrik Conscienceplein takes its name from a local nineteenth-century novelist who wrote prolifically on all things Flemish. Presiding over the square is the church of St-Carolus Borromeus, whose finely contrived facade may well have been based on designs by Rubens. Much of the barrel-vaulted interior was destroyed by fire at the beginning of the eighteenth century, but inside, on the right-hand side of the nave, the ornate Onze Lieve Vrouwekapel (Chapel of Our Lady) has survived, its ornate giltwork and luxurious mix of marbles a fancy illustration of the High Baroque. Streaky, coloured marble was a key feature of the original design and here it serves as the background for a series of tiny pictures placed to either side of the high altar.

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