Borgerhout is a district in the city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The district houses 41,614 inhabitants (as of 31 May 2006) reflecting 90 nationalities. It is divided in two by three adjoining traffic arteries (the Ring highway, the Singel boulevard, and the main railway Brussels-Amsterdam).
Borgerhout
Borgerhout is a district in the city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The district houses 41,614 inhabitants (as of 31 May 2006) reflecting 90 nationalities. It is divided in two by three adjoining traffic arteries (the Ring highway, the Singel boulevard, and the main railway...
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The Church of the Holy Family
The Church of the Holy Family and St. Cornelius is a Roman Catholic Cross Basilica, located at the Koxplein, in the Borgerhout district, of the Belgian city of Antwerp. The prayer house, built in brick and decorated with natural stone, was founded in neo-Gothic style, following the example of the French High Gothic. The northeastern corn tower has a height of 73 meters. The three-legged ship as well as parts of the crossbeam are white plastered, painted and designed with a triforium. The pillars are decorated with light gilded capitals that support the pointed axes.
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