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St. Anne's Chapel

A chapel that feels like it’s waiting to share a secret.

1 min readKeizerstraat 23

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You're now standing in front of the Sint-Anna Chapel, tucked away in Antwerp's Keizerstraat. This small house of worship was built in the early 16th century by the wool workers’ guild. It once formed part of a charitable institution for poor women. Over the centuries, the chapel survived iconoclasm, closures, and new uses, yet it endured.

Inside, you’ll find a blend of Gothic and Baroque: a modest space with vaulted ceilings, a 17th-century pulpit, and a marble floor. Since the 20th century, it has been privately owned, and today it opens only for those who know to look. A small but precious piece of religious heritage in the heart of Antwerp.

Map showing Keizerstraat 23, 2000 Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Keizerstraat 23, 2000 Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumAntwerp
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Sources. Story: ['Source Story: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Annakapel_(Antwerpen)', 'Source Story: https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/4274'] Photos: Source Photo: Vandevorst, Kris, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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