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Cathedral of Our Lady vs Rubens House (Rubenshuis)
Both are endorsed by expert reviewers. Overall, Cathedral of Our Lady ranks significantly higher than Rubens House. Cathedral of Our Lady comes in at #1 in Antwerp with positive reviews from 6 reviews like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Concierge.
Cathedral of Our Lady
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
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Groenplaats 21, Antwerp, Belgium
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Concierge
"Antwerp's Cathedral of Our Lady is one of the most impressive Gothic churches in all of the Low Countries."
Fodor's
"A miracle of soaring Gothic lightness, the Cathedral of Our Lady contains some of Rubens's greatest paintings."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The cathedral’s imposing interior sports late-baroque decorations, including four early Rubens canvases."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The vast interior contains several masterpieces, including works by Rubens, which complement the majesty of the surroundings. "
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Afar Magazine
"Our Lady's Cathedral of Antwerp is the largest church in the Low Countries and outside is a fitting monument to the architects that created it, Jan and Pieter Appelmans."
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Make sure to take a closer look at the bronze characters hard at work, you may be surprised by one that is actually living.
Rubens House (Rubenshuis)
Concierge
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
The Guardian
Wapper 9-11, Antwerp 2000, Belgium
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Concierge
"Peter Paul Rubens liked his women fleshy and his home palatial."
Frommer's
"Touch Antwerp's cultural heart... where Antwerp's most illustrious son, the artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), lived and worked."
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Fodor's
"A fabulous picture of Rubens as painter and patrician is presented here at his own house."
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The most evocative room in Rubens House is the huge studio
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Rescued from ruins in 1937, the building is architecturally indulgent with baroque portico, rear facade and formal garden."
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The Guardian
"Family home of Antwerp’s most famous artist, Peter Paul Rubens. There’s something compellingly transgressive about the way you’re allowed to let yourself into his historic, canvas-covered rooms"
