The Famous Fountain

Some say that the Market Square in Antwerp couldn't be imagined without the Brabo fountain.

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The fountain was made by Jef Lambeaux, inspired by the story of young Silvius Brabo, Julius Caesar's nephew, who vanquished the giant Antigoon and punished him just as the giant used to punish all the captains of the ships who couldn't pay his toll. He cut off Antigoon's right hand and threw it into the Scheldt.

Address: Grote Markt

Directions: between the Cathedral and the river Schelde