Napoleon ordered Antwerp’s first dock here in 1811. The old dock district now holds the MAS, the Red Star Line sheds, the city archive and a two-star restaurant in a warehouse of 1895.
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FelixArchief: Antwerp’s memory in a harbour warehouse
Antwerp’s city archive has filled the Sint-Felixpakhuis, a warehouse of 1858 on the Eilandje, since 2006. It holds more than 30 kilometres of records, starting with two charters of 1221.