Old World Antwerp, Belgium [1876-1936] 125 Images; Star Fort + Moat, Antiquitech(?) Merchant Capitol
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- Howdy ya’ll. Today we will look through the oldest photographs of Antwerp, Belgium. A majority of these images come to us from a 1920 series of older photographs compiled for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. These images will showcase the vast architecture and imagery, the artistic nature, and the invaluable Star Fort which previously encompassed the city.
We will look through roughly 125 images dated, from artistic depictions in the 15th century to photographs dated from 1876 through 1936. Independently the structures showcased today would be worthy of their own video, but to picture a Star Fort city which was quite literally interconnected by adjoining castles, placed over a hand-made moat, complete with the most sophisticated designs for the time; it is almost unimaginable.
Today we will try to decipher what all this could mean, while focusing on the rarest and most detailed images of Old World Antwerp. Be on the look out for photorealistic sculptures, antiquitech, and most of all, vanilla, or seemingly altered, skies. Thank you all for helping the channel to grow, I hope you enjoy the video, and I look forward to our discussion in the comment section down below.
Links for further research;
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Wow nice to see my beautiful city featured! Lived there all my life and still do. Must be at least 5 generations now. I even lived next to the cathedral. My grandmother had stories about processions where the people from the Lodge (the freemasons) mocked the catholics in public processions. The masons wore big hats and black clothes. I’m not sure in those days (early 20th century) those processions were still real or already a theatrical rendition of it remembering history. As far as I can tell, she said the freemasons had all the knowledge about how to build these magnificent buildings. They worked together with the Church but somehow they had major disagreements resulting in intellectuals and artists fleeing from Antwerp to Amsterdam. Without the help and support of the freemasons, the city was lacking the knowledge to put such buildings off. You can see a lot of masonic symbols in the cathedral and churches.
But that’s what I’ve been told here in Antwerp… it’s pretty interesting to take another look at the timeline of all these events. Thanks!
Old city hall toronto. Symbolism
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Why are your videos so interesting yet so relaxing at the same time? Good combination..
Super relaxing ❤
I put them on to drift off to sleep looking at the old world and learning.
Of course I re-watch them when more alert.
Jarid and Jon Levi are my Old world chill go to chans. Jarid puts fabulous music as well.
Absolutely tranquil vibe he's created along with informative.
My Great grandparents on my dad's side are from around there and Brussels. They passed on long ago. I wish I could have asked them about it. I remember my great grandma missed living there terribly much. She had a lovely collection of items from Belgium and as a little girl I just loved looking at them. My favorite was a beautiful handmade musical wind-up doll wearing a pink lace dress. She looked so realistic and she had real human hair.
Cool family stories of Belgium .. My mom a collection of occupied Japan, and has a ballerina that I haven't found yet 💃
You should come and visit here :-)!
@wild alchemical. The correct wording in English should read: They passed away.
amazing footage.
Finally belgium my home land ! Keep up the good work ! Much love❤
Maeseyck ook hier🤙
ja, voor me ook, zo pakkend toch
jep. nog van da! more belgium!
Excellent video as always! These buildings & cities are older than we dare to imagine!
Tesla power stations didn't need wires to transmit electricity. With Tesla, electricity is radiated throughout the atmosphere surrounding the generator received into homes and buildings by steeples, lightning rods and what many believe is flagpoles back then are actually electricity receptors, even the street lights have receptors on them.
Yup
Tesla's father was a PRIEST.... A KNOWLEDGE HOLDER.... PROBABLY HAD BOOKS THAT EXPLAINED IT.....
@leahquispe4569 his Mother was an Inventor
This isn't how electricity works
@thatoneguy-zd4nc wrong, the earths rotation is already more than adequate to generate all the electricity man can ever use, Tesla units captured and transmitted what is already all around us in a concentrated wave length for a ample supply of electricity at a very minimal cost.
Even today this city looks a lot like it survived the test of time. I Would like to see some videos about swiss cities! Nice video like always!
When did you go there? Today, Antwerp is a dirty, ugly city.
Le tue sono tutte interessanti storie, di una Europa dimenticata. Le foto sono affascinanti. A presto
It is a lovely city in many respects, now and for it's history (much of which still stands). Love the trove of historical pictures. I'm assuming you've visited? The proximity to water ... all just lovely. Maybe I'll start a bucket list!😊
The amount of cut and finished stonework is unimaginable because there was only the road at low tide, and I seriously doubt it could have handled the amount and weight of the stonework it took to build this massive structure. The engineering, master stone mason`s, labor, necessary for such a construction, and where was the stone quarry? How close or far away was it? There was a lost or forgotten civilization that were absolute geniuses when it came to building immense, and beautiful structures in some of the most impossible places imaginable.
@@dergutehut3961 LOL horses and buggies for sure!
1800's had steam machines...
A small correction; Belgium did not exist as a country untill after the 'Belgian Revolution' in 1830.
There still are a lot of these old world buildings in Atwerpen.
You got that wrong. When Holland and Flanders were united in the succesful confederation of the Republic of the Seventeen United Provinces, it was on maps marked as Belgica Foederata, (1581- 1795) which united the Low Countries in their Golden Age.
@@Foxglove963 Belgium started to exist in 1830. Take it from a Belgian. There were references to Belgica even during the Romans BC. Doesn't mean the country existed back then.
True all these current European corporate states did NOT exist until the 1800s 🙂
Amazing, unique images, Jarid. Thank you! I'm obsessed with the ancient old world architecture and art. Their immensity is staggering combined with the intricate, symmetric details. How did they mine, fabricate and more incredibly; construct them on such a massive level? The enormous scale indicates incomprehensible technology; obviously, by giant humans with skills that will never be replicated. Tragically, so little was preserved; criminally destroyed under the guise of 'fires, quakes, wars' etc.
Excellent video, many thanks. The buildings in the clouds are some kind of artifact in the image, especially here 04:00 (Central Station) and here 04:25 (entrance of the Zoo next to the Central Station). These "buildings in the sky" never existed and were not removed. At 04:00 , floating above the station, we can see the outline of the statue of the camel that is located at the entrance of the zoo. At the left side we see the outline of another building that I don't recognise. This probably rubbed off from other photographs that lay on top of this one.
A beautiful presentation about Antwerp in the early days. I have been working in the city of Antwerp for 27 years now and I am amazed at the change.
This is a very juicy presentation Jarid. Great info and pics! Fascinating that Antwerp was the centre of trade in the 1500s and that it funded Henry VIII basically! Its like the families decide who is going to have the power. Then the old cycle of takedown, destroy and repopulate. Same old reset pattern been rolling out for aeons! Loved seeing the antiquitech and stunning architecture left by earlier occupants. Also the MERCHANT thing...Song of the Sea? Lots of reference to the old maritime powers of Atlantis...Poseidon statues with his trident and even the Neptune Cafe! Naturally the Jewish follow with banking and so we have the cycle. Then it is someone else's turn to be the power centre. The vanilla skies fascinate me. perhaps you could do one specifically on the shadows in the background? This is so intriguing! Were there even more giant structures back there? Really appreciate your work. Thanks!
Without Antwerp no Amsterdam and the Dutch Golden Age.
Man I'm from Congo but I grew up in Belgium. I also lived for a while in Antwerp. The way you pronounced names was very confusing for the fact that you translated them (Godefroy de Bouillon). Having said that it was a very fascinating video that just blew my mind.
😂 so true, I´m Belgian too. Let´s get him butchering our beloved French.
Mbote.
@@johnbeton4058 Mbote! Where did you learn this word? I guess you meet some people from Congo.
@@GuntherSDoumson2178 La plus belle langue du monde. Dommage qu'elle est en train de perdre du terrain partout dans le monde.
@@glennlukemba Yep I have Congolese friends grew up with them so speak a little lingala. I love ❤the people, the music and mikate😉.
My city ❤🇧🇪
Beautiful and exciting to see the usual streets where we live our daily lives, we take it for granted but it is indeed magical ⭐️
I like to inform me about new Great Objektives for my Sony Camera.
Some interesting things by testing a Objektiv is;
- How is the Vignette
- Are there Sharp Corners and where is the sharpest spot in the Picture
- How distortet are the Pictures
And What i here see is, i think mostly the Printer Quali that isnt so much great but all lines are Straight.
Sharpness in the Corners are great!
Overall these Pictures are looking verry good.
Not much fine Details but Overall just stunning.
Thank you for showing us these!
Hey Jared, thank u so much for this video. I live in Antwerp city myself for 20 years now and see a lot of these buildings every day. Antwerp is so beautiful and i always wandered how they would be able to build this, the details everywhere are amazing! I got married in the Town hall seen in your video at 7:57. The inside of the building is even more incredible then the outside! Greetings from Antwerp 🤗
Thank you so much !
I am belgian , living in Brussel , but Antwerp is ( with Gent) is my favorite town . I recognize nearly everything .
It has always been very rich ... but I don't know so much about the history of the town, after the 16th century... you made me curious about it
Thanks so much, now the TV show The Munsters makes perfect sense.
Heey it's my hometown. Lived here all my life. The city walls actually appeared again during recent excavations and are now part of a tunnel and can be easily seen when driving thru. So they were there, no doubt. A lot of impressive buildings like the grand central station and the opera house are still there too on the other side of the once surrounding water where in old depictions and photo's there was nothing there but fields. So yeah, as a believer in this tartaria theory that was a bit of a headscratcher for me. Still is by the way. Ps. Sorry but Brialmont didn't rebuild the starfort or Citadel (build by the Spanish in 1577) in 1832 since was only 10 y/o then. He build other forts surrounding greater Antwerp. The fort was demolished by the French after they won against the Dutch in 1832. It was never rebuild.
1832 victory of France, British and USA against Dutch and Holy Roman Empire's Berlin takeover about that time could have been the turning point of the plan for a New World Order we see being founded around 1863 reorganization/reset with US Civil War and Royal Dutch-Denmark marriages throughout Europe?
The grand central station? You talking out of you arse. It's been replaced a few years ago by a totally new building which, I have to admit, it's piece of art. Just beautiful!
In the 19th century they almost demolished the ancient Steen (castle) where the city originated. The old quent houses there were torn down, and the Steen became an island, as it is isolated from the city.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Great video, thanks and greetings from the Netherlands !
Thx for posting the vid with all the old pics that show how beautiful Antwerpen once was...To bad it turned into the open sewer it is today...every time i pas there now and see what it has become,i feel bitterness and resentment for how it has been wasting away
Gracias por compartir
12:47 To anyone who wonders, this is the last piece standing of the star fortress "the rock".
If you want to see some old remains on the star fort walls, there's a spot in a small street between Steen and Vleeshuis where one can still see it (check google street view or visit it). It's in Vleeshuisstraat - Repenstraat, when standing in front of the Vleeshuis Gilde. Also, look up the origin of the city name 'Antwerpen', connected to the story of Brabo & Antigoon (statue seen at 13:10). It came from "hand-werpen" meaning "hand-throwing". It'll make sense when u read the story ;). Thanks for this video, it's nice to see all these old pictures.
That's a myth apparently. The name Antwerpen came from "aanwerpen" because of where it was located in a turn of the Schelde.
@@ramsesds7325true but there was also a leg bone found of a person estimated to be at least 1:96, if you compare that with the average height back then… you can understand the lore of giants, which is huge in antwerp, regardless of the statue. I like to think there are truths to it, alltho misrepresented, like the name indeed did not come from it 😅
Great pictures thanks.
Such magnificence and then destruction.
Like they didn't want the new people to see what beauty and skill and artistry existed before. What a shame. Imagine if all the buildings were still here next to our childish and ugly efforts that are grey and ugly and temporary.
Have you looked at Glasgow, Scotland which was also once great and went through lots of changes.
I live near Antwerp, nearly every building depicted in this video still stands today.
@@bellephegor That is what remains of an even grander place but you still have a beautiful city.
Jarid! I hope you are doing some day a video about Holland/ the Netherlands ❤️
I can help find /dig
Where can i send you images?
Greetings from holland
WEW. 27:05:2023. Jarid, where did they go?
I am now walking around my city [Town of Ballarat Victoria Australia] and seeing the dates on the buildings and now think they are there to through us off the scent of discovery!
Hearing the word Antwerp so many times in this video got me thinking about the slang word “twerp.” 😁 So I then google searched ‘What is the origin of the slang word Twerp?’ It’s pretty interesting.
Absolutely a great comment! Just to elaborate (because I had no idea myself), Twerp is slang. The creation of the word is often credited to J.R.R. Tolkien in 1910, however the American Dictionary of Slang claims the word was in written use as early as 1874 (This is key as Antwerp was only “opened” up again in 1863). It may be a variant of Middle German, however the confirmed 1870 first appearance of the word refers to specific “racing pigeons” that would travel between Antwerp and London. Again, between 1544-1574 Antwerp financed much of Great Britain… it’s all so interesting. There’s also the old Welsh “twp” which means fool, and more closely represents the definition of the slang term today.
Good call, didnt know it was a slang word but i remember my geordie dad saying it alot, not always to me, yeah alright always to me
@@FRESHboosters I have found that anything attributed to the committee"Tolkien" is usually a cover or diversion.
Wikipedia, and local tour guides, explains the name of Antwerpen, like this:
“ Silvius Brabo [ˈsɪɫviəz ˈbraːboː] was a mythical Roman soldier who was said to have killed a giant, and by this would have created the name Brabant.
Brabo statue in Antwerp
Later this story was also used to explain the name Antwerp ('Antwerpen' in Dutch) which, according to the story, is a derivative of 'handwerpen' (meaning hand throwing). Brabo once killed a giant, called Druon Antigoon, who asked money from people who wanted to pass the bridge over the river Scheldt. When they didn't want to or couldn't pay, he cut off their hand and threw it in the river. Because of this, Brabo also removed the hand of the giant, and threw it into the river.”
Funny how we’re talking “giants” again. As in, Tartars? Who were taller people..
Great video JB! I’m from Bruges, another great Tartarian city in Belgium! ;)
My Uncle helped develop the Exxon refinery back in the early 90s. Got to visit for three weeks. It was beautiful
Fascinating city, and it reminds me of Malta, where Paul Cook used to live and has been making videos from lately. The entire city is like one big fortification, the buildings all connected underground apparently. Malta is in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea at a strategic point for controlling navigation and trade, which is likely why it's been built-up into fortifications for centuries. Not as spectacular as Antwerp, but fascinating in its own right. It seems like civilizations in the old world built things much different, and their buildings were awesome architecture using the golden ratio, domes, spires, arches, amazing fountains, and many other features humanity doesn't build anymore. After destroying the magnificent old world buildings, they then copy the old architecture in many cases, but use different building techniques, geopolymere instead of solid stone, antiquitech, etc.
The fortification in Malta were constructed against Turkish invasion.
The narrative is clear and very enlightening🛵
Much love from Antwerp ❤️🤍
this is a very simpified narrative of the long and complex history of an old european city, without much context. all the pictures in this video are available on the web, on pinterest and from the (online) antwerpen city archive. there are even a few right-out mistakes in the narrative. f.e. the belgians never conquered antwerp. belgium, of which antwerp is a part, just became independent from the united netherlands around 1831. half of the buildings in the photographs date from in or around the 19th century when 'neo' was the word. a lot of them were torn down by the mid 20th century because they couldn't stand the test of time, read: practilality, maintainability, 'modern' taste. over centuries every city goes through massive changes, to keep up with contemporary circumstances, needs, and fashions of the day. nothing strange about that. and it goes on today. antwerp keeps changing and growing.
Excellent
Mijn geboortestad in betere tijden... Edoch, in het oude centrum en eigenlijk ook binnen de Leien, is toch nog veel bewaard gebleven (Dios Gracias!).
Knap gedaan!
it's the tiny hat brigade. Insert happy merchant meme here
I think you're on track.
I really enjoyed this documentary, I will also help you to understand a saying that we have in Antwerp and that all
people from Antwerp know: "Antwerp is the centre of the world and the rest is parking" . for many of us, it's real.
Thanks.
Alot of the time when I learn that nothing of these places remain knowing that they torn it does after these pictures actually can bring me to tears how dare they it's criminal
Are mechants and money changers the same?most empires last 200-250 years.
7:00 the 'shadow buildings' in this photo are sideways... Must be a printing issue of the time, or maybe the opposite page in the book rubbing off?
Clouds carry a powerful positive charge and that is what the earth is attracted that produces lightning. Lightning strikes happen from the ground up.
I still do not put much into those mud flood theories. What could have deposited such sediments so widespreadly would be a mega tsunami. There were many lesser known and unknown tsunami events, in the mediterranean sea with half mile high waves, the Burckle impact in the pacific south of India caused probably the deluge with the tsunami sweeping to ancient mesopotania, covering it with at least 20-50 meters of water. However, such a mega tsunami would have been very destructive doing more than just covering with mud.
I noticed all the pictures nobody carries any bags or boxes with shopping.
Chronicles from Pre-Celtic Europe (Survivors of the Great Tsunami a book by Alewyn J Raubenheimer will give you the answers you are looking for!
Thank you for your presentation.
great docu . do you know were the name ANTWERPEN comes from ?
Cross over print in sky at 10:20 of picture at 10:30
Great video. Always amazes me the inevitable misspronunciation comments. It's foreign words and languages, you surely get the meaning. Nobody cares, it's not that serious
There where 7 main fortification walls around Antwerp through history, the first Medieval wall wich can't really be seen anymore consisted of 2 walls, with het steen being the gatehouse of the inner most wall. From there on out there where 4 more expansions to the city, the 4th one being the biggest and most visible to this day. The location of the 4th expansions' wall is de leien, what now is the inner ring of Antwerp. The next great expansion was the Spanish wall, build by the Spanish during there control of Antwerp. This wall got expanded into the largest of Antwerps' walls, the brialmont wall that consists of the massive starfort wall around Antwerp and 2 bunker rings in towns around Antwerp.
A lot of history happened in this city
Excellent video, many thanks
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You should research the Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool
Little detail adjustment , the name of that castle isnt the rock , but the stone. Small , but a detail nonetheless. I live in Antwerp xd. Very interesting video tho xd
Antwerpen Is Beautifull City, mijn Stad ❤
Do we have any idea what is happening in this photo at 18mins ?
Early plane tryout?
th-cam.com/video/jCvNX4WHKgw/w-d-xo.html This is the Waterpoort, nicknamed 'the wandering gate', since it has been moved a few times. This stereophoto shows this watergate in its previous location and was taken somewhere between 1888 and 1931. Originally build in 1624, they say, but who knows for sure? It might have been moved to Antwerp in 1624. Why are there 'suicide doors' at the second and third floor?
I really want to break in those doors to look what's inside for a long time, maybe I'll do it this year. (Not damaging them ofcourse)
@@jamesstarseeker Cool! Exciting! Please report us on what you find.
The castle is called 't Steen which translates more like the stone than the rock.
Having said that... this is a great video. Beautiful and interesting pictures and some pretty accurate history. I've been living in Antwerp for 57 years now, so you can take that as a compliment...
The zoo entrance image just has background blur, maybe birds... There has never been a building you could/can see from that angle... Tallest structure in antwerp is the cathedral, to the north east.. Cant be a structure in that picture.
The word "antwerp" is derived from "hand werpen" (hand throwing) after a legend of a warrior, brabo, cutting off the hand of a giant, antigoon, and throwing it in the river schelde. Just an FYI.
Also at 10:23 the "buildings in the sky" I think it's just the next picture with the statues on the roof that was on the other side in the photo album and were imprinted on the other picture.
I think these buildings were made in the thousand year Earthly reign of Christ. I think our history has been obfuscated from us. It's been mixed up, and presented to us, in a way that has us confused about when we are. I cannot account for these buildings, in any other way. Jesus was a master carpenter, so, it would stand to reason, that our world would be covered, in His handy work. It would also account for the zeal, in which these people go after His work. Who else would draw that kind of ire??
I was born in Brussels
These buildings were not built for commercial use
The tech involved to build these today is just not doable.
We are all being lied to about our past. Vatican wants to keep us stupid and pay taxes
Дякую ❤🇺🇦
Het steen means the stone, not the rock (minor, from a local)
Het steen is een ander woord voor versterkte burcht. Eigenlijk hete het 's Heeren Steen' De burcht van de Heer dus (Hertog van Brabant). Gelijkaardige benaming vind je ook terug in Gent (De burcht van de Graaf) Gravensteen
@@triskelworkshop2855 Interessant, ik had het gewoon vertaald. Maar inderdaad ik steun deze verklaring best wel
It sounds like you're saying star forge or star force a lot... I must be mishearing, but I can't make out a more sensible word.
EDIT: I should have read the title properly... 😅
The Rock? Like the San Francisco prison in a rock, also nicknamed, "The Rock". Hmm.
A better translation would be "the Stone".
Michigan has a Port. (1 of 4 'gates') on/at The Isle Royal known as "The Rock" too. Detroit.had a "Van Antwerp" as a Mayor, etc...😎..was wondering Y the name seemed Familiar to me..💞
Please pronounce Antwerpens real name. Think about it. Think of The possibility if we pronounced New York as Nya Jork. Florida-Blommiga. My countrys name is Sverige. Not Sweden. Deutchland not Germany. Thanks for all amazing images.
That's not how languages work. It's literally incorrect to call Antwerp Antwerpen in English. Do you say Deutschland when speaking to friends? Or have you ever called Japan Nipon?
@@Tibovl Who decided that?
@@lauralauren6432 No one did, who decided that this is how words are spelled? Spelling rules exist for a reason because if ai decaided to wrait lak dis ju wuldnt ndurstand mi.
Brussels is bigger than Antwerp.
1.3 mill. > 600k
yes, when it comes to inhabitants. Not as size.
Antwerp is the 3 rd largest city in Belgium 204 square Km (after 1= Doornik and 2= Couvin)
Brussels is only 33 square Km
I’m from Antwerp ☝️ I still have Viking DNA in my blood (3%) probably from the last raid 😂😂😂 They are destroying all these buildings, monuments and gates with the walls around Antwerp.
I believe that Christ has already fulfilled the 1000 years of Peace and it's been buried by the Cabal
So tired of hearing about beautiful places being destroyed.
It Seems like the Ukraine war is destroying the last Tartarian buildings.
The correct name for the city is ANTWERPEN.
Or Anvers, Antwerp, Amberes, Antverpia, Anda Verpa, Andoouerpenses , Ambidouesrepi (zij die aan de oevers wonen) and even Aantwaarepe. Antwerpen is just the Dutch version
Hi, I live north of the city of Antwerp in the Antwerp provence. The story of Antwerp misses one giant detail. Antwerp’s decline came from the Spanish invasion, the Spanish soldiers killed everyone bc they couldn’t compete with free market. Trade is more powerful than war. I hope the thousands of innocent victims didn’t die for nothing. Antwerp invented anarcho-capitalism and altered the course of human history 500y ago.
Alternate title
"Antwerp before it became the capital of the middle east"
The architecture is Islamic and it appears in a much latter time frame Christian images were implanted onto the structures
No it doesn't have anything to do with Islamic architecture at all lol. And there are plenty of original building plans, etchings, drawings and descriptions of those buildings still around.
Please always be honest and don't tell lies. Name the Islamic buildings in Antwerp.
Bizarrely different, if you look at the year from which Muslims had only settled in Antwerp.
The original old buildings in Antwerp have no influence whatsoever with Islam.