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ANTWERP is
the main city of Flemish speaking Belgium and is the center of the international
diamond trade. In the heart of the city's old medieval district is the Grote
Markt with the Brabo Fountain at its center. Overlooking the square is the
ornately gabled Stadhuis (Town Hall) and the Gothic Onze Lieve Vrouwe
Kathedraal (Cathedral of Our Lady). Inside are two marvelous painting of Antwerp's
famous artist, Ruebens. The Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
is one of Antwerp's many famous museums and houses an impressive collection of
both ancient and modern art as well as the seventeenth century.