Het Steen
Antwerp, Belgium
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. Built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant, it is the city's oldest building and the first stone fortification of Antwerp. It is a protected monument.
- Built
- Type
- castle, museum, prison
- Heritage
- beschermd monument
- Place
- Antwerp, Belgium
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