There is a tall bronze statue on Antwerp's municipal square, which is one of Antwerp's landmarks.
The young man stood on top of the crowd of seals and krakens and threw a "severed palm" with a "severed palm", this is the hero Brabo, and the sculpture fountain is named "Brabo Fountain" to commemorate the hero's feat.
It is said that in ancient times, a giant extorted the passing boats on the Shold River every day, and those who did not pay the toll would be thrown into the river with their hands cut off, and the local people suffered from fishing for a living.
Brabo fought fiercely with the giant, and threw his palm off and into the river, where the river was free and unobstructed.
Antwerp multilingual coexistence, Dutch, French, German, English, etc. The name "Antwerp" is derived from the Dutch word "handwerpen", which means to throw away the palm of the hand.
The sculpture of the Municipal Square not only tells a story, but also symbolizes the courageous struggle, perseverance and unobstructed vitality of Antwerp.
Antwerp Municipal Square is separated by a small alley of about 20 meters between the Antwerp Municipal Square and the Church of Our Lady.
There are guild buildings and bazaars around the square. There are various sculptures on the building, telling stories one after another to the people who passed by.
Looking at these buildings or sculptures, you can feel that architecture is an art and a silent language.