The weather has been picture-unfriendly here; first way too hot and raining, now way too cold and overcast. Yesterday on my way back home I thought this building needed snapshotting, though.
The Our Lady of Grace church on the Frankrijklei (France Blvd), built in 1877. Closed due to danger of collapse. It's part of the Jesuit college which is the white building to the right.


I also took some snapshots at work yesterday. Technically part of Antwerp, too.
Part of the old energy plant of General Motors. Factory now closed

The blue square used to hold the GM logo.

The yard covered in snow. One of the great things about railways is they can technically operate 365 days a year. That is, when you have bosses that know what they're doing of course.

The far end of the MSC home terminal (
). Antwerp is
MSC's biggest European hub.


At our yard, some decomissioned material. This old diesel was a classic staple of our company until the late 1990s.

Type 57 sitting next to some type 20s. An old favorite of mine, this type of electric engine has a whopping 7,000 HP. Not bad for a 1975 build; in fact they were the strongest engines in Europe when they entered service. Even more, they were the first engines in the world using semi-conductors. (The things with which you dim the lights in your living room.)

Great pictures my friend, I love your city, I've been there two times, I like Antwerpen, even more than Brussels !!
I like the new building in the port (MAS) It looks very modern and fits perfectly in the port...and what can I say about the church? It's an amazing cathedral !! and well as a curiosity, I have a good remember of this city because when I back to Holland by road, always I cross the city, your city is pretty close to my dear Netherlands.
Groeten 
Thanks Jonathan, great to see you like the city. I'll surely get to the MAS and take some pix from the roof when the weather gets better.
Such a beautiful town
It really seems like an amazing place. The pictures are outstanding and I love watching the tramlines and brick streets flow through the streets. The art deco skyscraper is really something. I imagine it's not easy to have a highrise blend nicely into such architecture but it pulls off the feat brilliantly. Almost makes me wish I was a BATter and could work that one out for you--hopefully someone else more talented is inspired by your pictures
The cathedral is also something special and it's fascinating to see those guild halls. Great work 
Thanks Noah. I think the pre-WW2 highrises do a much better job blending in, anywhere. Most of the 60s and 70s architecture is pretty awful here. It's too bad for us America got the lion's share of Art Deco highrises.
I've only shown the tip of the hat, really. Antwerp always amazes me with its extensiveness. In most cities of this size (500k pop), the center is usually concentrated, with bars, shopping and sights all within walking distance. Here, it's all spread out across a comparatively large area. Most people only ever see the usual suspects: they walk from the station through the shopping street to where the bars are, and then go back. They miss out on most of the essence of the city.
I'll be sure to include more tram pictures for you

More stuff from Swordmaster! 
Your city loooks great, way better that suburban america.
I agree with Noah, the skyscraper looks fantastic. So.. elegant. The christmas tree is pretty big, though a little bare.
This is what the Christmas tree in my city looks like. The cathedral looks so elegant.. so complex.. so cool. You're lucky to have such a cool city. Suburban america is NOT good.
Hope to see more from this. Too bad i can't BAT either....... Google sketchup is my thing. 
Thanks Victor. But you're comparing oranges and apples. Suburban Europe is just as dim as yours; Antwerp is a comparatively large city however. Though I would disagree with your appreciation of suburbs. Their purpose is to provide quality living conditions for relatively low prices; not an interesting scala of architecture and sights. And they're quite successful in that regard.
I've never been to Antwerp itself, but I've driven past the city on the ringroad when going on holiday. I remember seeing a lot of churches, how beautiful. 
Those photos are wonderful. I especially like the church; it's so beautiful. That tram is also nice; its destination is Hoboken. Is that a neighbourhood in Antwerp? I only know Hoboken as a neighbourhood somewhere around New York.
-Matthijs
Thanks Matthijs. Hoboken is an area south of Antwerp, in the "polder". It's part of the city, one of nine districts; nr 7 here:

Yup, there's a Hoboken in Antwerp as well. I'm fairly sure the one in New Jersey is named after the one in Antwerp (not too much of a stretch if you take into account New York used to be called New Amsterdam).
For the PCC fans, there's plenty of those running around in Gent and Brussels as well. If someone wants pics of those in Gent, just ask and I will deliver.
Xander
Actually this is unlikely. The etymology is uncertain, but it's probably derived from a native name. Hoboken, Antwerp was such a tiny insignificant hamlet at the time Hoboken, NJ was named that the link would be really curious.
Thanks for visiting!
Nice pictures. There is a lot of white(ish) buildings in Antwerp, with just few splash of colors.
Thanks Arne. The light colored buildings are part of Parisian influences you see in Brussels and Ghent as well. Even in the suburbs, many w2w buildings are beige/light gray as part of that. Brick colored buildings are much more common in the Netherlands.
Cheers
Willy