Antwerp - Jewish Quarter

Immediately south of the diamond museum lies the triangular Stadspark (City Park), on the site of one of Antwerp's old defense works. Stocked with a fine range of plants the park is attractively laid out with an ornamental lake, footpaths, and several monuments.

With its fine period furniture and collection of fine porcelains, the Ridder Smidt van Gelder Museum, found in an 18th C. mansion, retains the atmosphere of a patrician house of the day.

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The Provinciaal Diamantmuseum explores all the different aspects of the trade in diamonds, including sections on their extraction, processing and industrial use. Diamond cutters can be seen at work. There is also a display of cut and uncut diamonds (genuine) together with copies of the more famous stones.