The international geography . Fig. 116.—Brussels and itsSuburbs. Belgium 229. centre ; the population is rapidly increasing, and many branches of industryhave been established, of which the most important are carriage-building,the construction of artistic furniture and lace-making. Antwerp (French Anvers, Flemish Antwcrpcn), situated on the Schelde,60 miles from the sea, from which it is separated by Dutch territory, is oneof the chief commercial ports of Europe ; it is also an important fortifiedplace serving as the base for the defence of the country. The old Gothiccathedral containing some
The international geography . Fig. 116.—Brussels and itsSuburbs. Belgium 229. centre ; the population is rapidly increasing, and many branches of industryhave been established, of which the most important are carriage-building,the construction of artistic furniture and lace-making. Antwerp (French Anvers, Flemish Antwcrpcn), situated on the Schelde,60 miles from the sea, from which it is separated by Dutch territory, is oneof the chief commercial ports of Europe ; it is also an important fortifiedplace serving as the base for the defence of the country. The old Gothiccathedral containing some of the most celebrated pictures by Rubens, thechurch of St. James, and the Steen, an oldcastle of the fifteenth century, are amongstthe most interesting of the ancient are valuable museums, an Academyof Fine Arts, a musical Conservatoire, anda particularly well-arranged Zoologicalgarden. The port of Antwerp carries onmost of the external trade of Belgium,and the town is consequently other branches of industry which F^- ii7—^^^^/ and it
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