| Antwerp Stock Exchange | |
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| Type | Commodity, stock exchange |
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| Location | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°13′10″N 4°24′22″E / 51.219306°N 4.406111°E |
| Founded | 1531 (as a commodity exchange) 1872 (as a stock exchange) |
| Closed | 1661 (when the commodity exchange fell into disuse) 1997 (when the stock exchange merged into Brussels Stock Exchange, presently Euronext) |
The bourse at Antwerp is a building in Antwerp, Belgium, which was first opened in 1531 as the world's first purpose-built commodity exchange.[1] The Royal Exchange in London was modelled on the Antwerp bourse.[2] The bourse has been described as "the mother of all stock exchanges".[3]
The commodity exchange fell into disuse in the 17th century, following the Fall of Antwerp (1584-1585), when Amsterdam replaced Antwerp as the Low Countries' main trading centre.
Following a fire in 1858, the building was reconstructed, and from 1872 once again served the purpose of housing a bourse, this time as a true stock exchange, the Antwerp Stock Exchange. In 1997 this stock exchange was merged into Brussels Stock Exchange (presently Euronext), and the building was once more abandoned and neglected. Following extensive restoration, the building is now part of a multipurpose events venue known as the Antwerp Trade Fair.
- ^ Lockard, Craig (2021). Societies, Networks, and Transitions. Boston: Cengage. p. 367. ISBN 9780357365304.
- ^ "Royal Exchange, London". www.walklondon.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Antwerp Bourse--World's Oldest--Closes". Los Angeles Times. 1997-12-31. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-22.