Overview

If you're an architecture fanatic you must take a walk down Antwerp's famous Cogels-Osylei, near the Berchem railway station. In the Cogels-Osylei, you'll be able to feast your eyes on some exquisite examples of private houses, which were built at the turn of the century in various neo styles with art nouveau influences. Most houses are protected as public monuments. However, you can admire the exteriors. Another example of eccentric architecture is the Five Continents house, situated at the corner of the Schilderstraat and the Plaatsnijdersstraat in the South area of Antwerp.