Groenplaats
The Groenplaats
The Groenplaats (Green Place) is a popular square close to the cathedral. Contrary to its name, you won’t find a lot of green on the square. Apart from a few trees you’ll only spot some weed between the tiles. Many locals and tourists enjoy having a fresh beer on a pub’s terrace on the square.
Some people might see Paris Hilton prancing about the Groenplaats in a way too short skirt. They are probably hallucinating because they underestimated the strength of Belgian beers and liquors. The only Hilton you’ll definitely get to see is the hotel on the right side of the square. The Hilton group turned the majestic building of the department store Grand Bazar into a luxurious hotel. If you can’t afford to spend a night in one of the rooms, you might decide to have a drink in the lobby. Behind the hotel is a real paradise for shopaholics the Grand Bazar shopping centre! It’s the biggest shopping centre in the inner city with about 50 stores waiting to charge your credit card.
Nothing reminds us that the Groenplaats used to be Antwerp’s central graveyard. Don’t worry you’re not walking on skulls and bones because underneath the square is an underground parking lot. The large crucifix in the middle of the square has been replaced by a statue of Antwerp’s most famous painter Peter Paul Rubens.
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The Groenplaats
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