The history of the Antwerp Cathedral of our Lady

Explore the captivating journey through time and history as we unravel the rich tapestry of the Antwerp Cathedral of Our Lady from its humble beginnings as a pre-Romanesque Chapel to the Gothic masterpiece it is today.
Chapters:
00:32 7th Century - Caloes - First settlement - Missionaries in Antwerp
02:02 9th Century - Viking attack
02:25 Second settlement
02:57 11th Century - Pre-romanesque Chapel of our Lady
03:49 12th Century - Romanesque Church of our Lady
04:17 1200 Surface of Antwerp doubles
04:50 14th Century - Start construction Gothic Church
05:22 1413 - Gothic Choir completed
06:09 15th Century - Church expanded in width
06:36 1475 - Two halves
06:59 1492 - Columbus discovers America
07:59 1518 - Great Gothic tower completed
08:11 Antwerp prospers - Start of the “New Work”
08:51 1533 - Fire
09:27 1559 - The church become a Cathedral
09:39 Iconoclastic fury and Calvinistic regime
10:05 Counter-Reformation - Baroque era - Rubens
10:43 French Rule
11:54 19th Century - Neo-gothic resurgence
12:12 The church becomes Cathedral once again
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[@antwerpstories]

Chapters: 00:32 7th Century - Caloes - First settlement - Missionaries in Antwerp 02:02 9th Century - Viking attack 02:25 Second settlement 02:57 11th Century - Pre-romanesque Chapel of our Lady 03:49 12th Century - Romanesque Church of our Lady 04:17 1200 Surface of Antwerp doubles 04:50 14th Century - Start construction Gothic Church 05:22 1413 - Gothic Choir completed 06:09 15th Century - Church expanded in width 06:36 1475 - Two halves 06:59 1492 - Columbus discovers America 07:59 1518 - Great Gothic tower completed 08:11 Antwerp prospers - Start of the “New Work” 08:51 1533 - Fire 09:27 1559 - The church become a Cathedral 09:39 Iconoclastic fury and Calvinistic regime 10:05 Counter-Reformation - Baroque era - Rubens 10:43 French Rule 11:54 19th Century - Neo-gothic resurgence 12:12 The church becomes Cathedral once again

[@Paul-p1p6m]

History is fun. History is knowledge. History is wat we are today but told tomorrow.

[@koksalceylan9032]

Thank you,it was about time we had YT history of Antwerpen.❤

[@antwerpstories]

I couldn't agree more. 🙂

[@Art-Facts-Videos]

I visited Antwerp last year and was really amazed with the Cathedral. It would have been stunning if the second tower had been completed that's for sure. 🙂

[@braincontrollers666]

Tank you for your history lesson. I live in Antwerp and I know a lot about the history. But what you told I didn’t know.

[@antwerpstories]

Many thanks for the feedback. Good to know that the video was useful.

[@petermedcalf1191]

I love Antwerp, but have always felt uneasy about those 20th century skyscrapers that stand alongside it. Am I being too fussy? St Paul's cathedral in London used to dominate the city skyline but has long been dwafted by the architectural horrors of the 20th and 21st centuries.

[@KK-rg1wz]

There is only one skyscraper nearby, the "Boerentoren", ... built in 1929, the first skyscraper in Europa. Another monument ...

[@haraldtorsten8746]

Really interesting! Just a slight correction: Brabant, not Flanders.

[@antwerpstories]

Many thanks for the compliment.

[@antwerpstories]

Regarding your remark about Flanders, I presume this refers to the section about the missionary Eloi (St. Eligius), who embarked on a mission trip to Flanders. With this sentence, I do not imply that Antwerp was located in Flanders; it was located in Brabant, as you indicate. In the early Middle Ages, the Scheldt River was the border between Flanders and Brabant. During Eloi's mission trip in the region of Flanders, he traveled as far as the area around Antwerp, which was located right at the border.

[@chrisvercouter7754]

La rive gauche de l'Escaut a Anvers fesait encore parti de la Flandre Ceux qui sont ci fiere du drapeau Flamand n'etais meme pas des Flamants a la base