Which place is called "Diamond Capital" and is a famous cultural center in Europe?

This city, known as the diamond capital, is Antwerp, a city in the northwest of Belgium. Antwerp, located in the northwest of Belgium, is now the largest and most important port and industrial city in Belgium. In the 19 list of the top 500 cities in the world, this city is ranked second14 in the world. Besides being very rich, these cities also have very rich cultural heritage. There are many world-famous museums in this city, such as the Royal Museum of Art and the Diamond Museum.

Antwerp has the title of diamond capital of the world. On average, eight out of every ten uncut diamonds in the world need to be processed in this city. In addition, nearly half of the polished diamonds in the world are processed in Antwerp, and the annual diamond trade in Antwerp can reach about 36 billion US dollars, accounting for 7% of Belgium's total exports. It can be said that the diamond trade in Antwerp alone accounts for a very important part of Belgium's total annual economic export.

But today, Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world for hundreds of years, is not so stable and can no longer sit back and relax as before. Today, with the diversified development of the world, several competitors of Antwerp have risen rapidly. Cities such as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Hongkong in China have taken away more and more diamond trade from Antwerp. For example, the value of uncut diamonds exported from Dubai to Antwerp last year reached $654.38 billion.

There are many outstanding artists in Antwerp, such as Peter Paul Rubens. The Opera House and Rubens Museum in Antwerp are very famous tourist and cultural attractions in the world. Moreover, Antwerp is also an ancient cultural city, so Antwerp has also become a world architectural heritage. Antwerp's open-air sculptures are world-famous.