Steenplein
Riverside square before a medieval castle, guarded by a bronze statue of a folklore giant.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Steenplein in Antwerp stands you before the bronze giant at the entrance to Het Steen and the sculptor who made him, Albert Poels. It reaches into the folklore of Lange Wapper, the shape-shifting night figure who plagued drunks and children, and into a studio visit in Borgerhout in nineteen fifty-nine. Best heard facing the statue, with the Scheldt behind you.
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