Brabo Fountain

Brabo Fountain in Grote Markt. Salvius Brabo, a Roman soldier holds the hand of the legendary giant Druon Antigonus. "...the Brabo Fountain, erected in 1887 from the designs of Jef Lambeau. This is surmounted by a statue of Salvius Brabo, a mythical hero who defeated and cut off the hand of the giant Antigonus."--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0114

Antwerp

April 24th 2023
Monarch Empress spent the morning sailing through inland waterways in the Netherlands. Shortly after we crossed the Belgian border, the Boudewijnsluis lock carried the vessel into the River Schledt just above Antwerp. At Boudewijnsluis, the lock chamber accommodated four vessels at a time. I had not seen such a lock as this. Every other lock I had seen, whether on the Panama Canal, the Douro River ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more

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