{"id":37881,"date":"2021-05-25T19:25:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T17:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/monumentale-kerken\/kristus-koning\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:34:39","slug":"kristus-koning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/monumentale-kerken\/kristus-koning\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ the King Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Christ the King Church is quite different from all the other Antwerp churches.<\/p>\n

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Architect Jos Smolderen conceived this art deco church of Romanesque byzantine inspiration, as a pavilion of Flemish religious art for the Antwerp Universal Exhibition of 1930. Afterwards it became a parish church. With its 64m tall tower and three monumental domes it is a prominent element of the city skyline.<\/p>\n

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It is a cross-shaped basilica oriented from east to west. Its interior is strongly determined by the magnificent incidence of light. The neo-styles have a strikingly homogenous character, which shows best in the usage of mainly white marble and brass for the numerous altars, the pulpit, the choir stalls, the communion rails and the confessionals.<\/p>\n

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Also due to the contemporary works of art this church is an exceptional experience: the extraordinary stained glass windows by Jos Michiels (Calders Workshop), the austere sculptures by Alfons De Roeck and the magnificent luminaires.<\/p>\n

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A special attraction is the enormous electropneumatic Klais Organ (1930) with 5,564 pipes, which is regularly played in concerts and masses and during the annual organ cycle in October.<\/p>\n

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The church is within easy reach by private and public transport. It is open to visitors every day. Not to be missed!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Via THIS MAP<\/strong><\/a> you can determine a route in function of your means of transport.
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Practical information<\/h2>\n

Holy masses:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Sunday: 11h00 (Concert Mass every 1st Sunday of the month from September to June)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday \u2013 Satuday: 09h00 \u2013 12h00
Sunday: 10h30 \u2013 12h00
Provided there are no special services<\/p>\n

Free entrance<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presbytery<\/strong>
Louis Straussstraat 1
2020 Antwerpen
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Christ the King Church Christ the King Church is quite different from all the other Antwerp churches. Architect Jos Smolderen conceived this art deco church of Romanesque byzantine inspiration, as a pavilion of Flemish religious art for the Antwerp Universal Exhibition of 1930. Afterwards it became a parish church. With its 64m tall tower and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":37850,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37881","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t