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De Vijf Werelddeelen

Location Antwerpen Antwerpen Belgium

Typology: patrician house

Architect: F. Smet-Verhas

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"De Vijf Werelddeelen", popularly called "Het Bootje" ("The Little Boat"), is a striking Art Nouveau corner building in #Antwerpen, designed in 1901 by leading architect Frans Smet-Verhas for shipbuilder Petrus Roeis. Its yellow-brick façade features ornate masonry and a second-floor balcony shaped like a ship's prow.

De Vijf Werelddeelen