City Park

The Stadspark in Antwerp was built on the site of the former Lunette Herentals, part of the sixteenth-century redoubt or Spanish ramparts. Construction started in 1867 and on August 15, 1869, the works were completed and the park could be opened. The design was by architect Eduard Keylig. In the Stadspark you will find a large pond, sloping lawns, a jungle playground, a skate park, more than 100 different tree species and a large number of monuments and allegorical statues. Hidden between the greenery are some bunkers from the Second World War. The charming suspension bridge that spans the pond is a protected monument. The most striking sculpture is undoubtedly the monument to the fallen of the two world wars on the corner of Rubenslei and Van Eycklei.