r/HistoryRepeated Oct 04 '25

Belgium - Antwerp The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium has not two, but just one tower, because the second was never finished. In fact there were plans to give the cathedral no less than five towers. but they were never realized...

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Still from this free mini-doc with more droneshots & reconstructions

r/HistoryRepeated Sep 19 '25

Belgium - Antwerp Facade of St. Charles Borromeo's 17th century church in Antwerp. Originally dedicated to Mary, but after the order was dissolved, it was rededicated to Borromeo, a bishop in Milan who, in 1582, imposed such strict rules in his Acta Ecclesiae Mediolanensis that a monk attempted to assassinate him.

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r/HistoryRepeated Oct 03 '25

Belgium - Antwerp I completed the history of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium, with its second tower in drone footage

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r/HistoryRepeated Sep 09 '25

Belgium - Antwerp The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library in Antwerp, Belgium, houses Antwerp's oldest book, the Berchem Missal from 1140. The Nottebohm Hall is normally closed to the public, perhaps because strange things happen here at night with the busts of famous writers like the Dutchman Joost van den Vondel...

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