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Belgiëlei
Belgiëlei is a broad avenue in the southeast of the Antwerp (district), Antwerp district in the city of Antwerp in Belgium. History It was officially opened in 1859 by Leopold I of Belgium. The avenue created a link between Koning Albertpark and Harmonie Park on one hand and Antwerp Zoo on the other. It also took the traffic that had previously been on the now Lamorinièrestraat en Provinciestraat between Berchem and Borgerhout, two suburbs of Antwerp. In 1919, the avenue was renamed Belgiëlei. Belgiëlei today The avenue forms the border between Haringrode and Klein-Antwerpen. It is part of the city's priority cycle network, as well as bus and tram routes. Notable buildings on Belgiëlei * Museum Ridder Smidt van Gelder on Belgiëlei 91, a collection of interior and luxury industry from 1650 to 1900, now recognised as a Cultural Heritage Site since 2005 (closed since 1987 following a fire) * The house of Lieven Gevaert, famous Belgian industrialist * Several 19th century and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieven Gevaert
Lieven Gevaert (28 May 1868 – 2 February 1935) was a Belgian industrialist. His father died when he was only three years old. He started his career in the company he founded together with his mother in 1889, which produced photographic paper according to traditional methods. In 1894, he founded the company Gevaert & Co, which in 1920, was transformed to N.V Gevaert Photo-producten, merged in 1964 with Agfa AG to become Gevaert-Agfa NV and later Agfa-Gevaert NV. Already at an early age, he felt socially responsible and wanted to advance the status of Dutch in Belgium. His personal ideas were strongly influenced by the papal encyclical ''Rerum novarum ''Rerum novarum'', or ''Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor'', is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891. It is an open letter, passed to all Catholic patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops, which addressed the condi ...'' (1891) and the writings of Lodewijk De Raet. He supported several Flemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerpen Belgiëlei N°95-97 (2)
Antwerp (; ; ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. Flowing through Antwerp is the river Scheldt. Antwerp is linked to the North Sea by the river's Westerschelde estuary. It is about north of Brussels, and about south of the Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and within the top 20 globally. The city is also known as the hub of the world's diamond trade. In 2020, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network rated Antwerp as a Gamma + (third level/top tier) Global City. Both economically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
