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22-MAR-2014

Brussels. Cathedral

The beautiful Gothic Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula is situated at Treurenberg hill, which lies between the lower and the upper town. The Cathedral is the national church of Belgium and it is here that royal weddings and funerals take place. Though dating from the 12th century, the church was only granted cathedral status in 1962.
A chapel dedicated to St Michael, patron saint of Brussels, is believed to have existed here since the 8th century. In the 11th century the Duke of Brabant, Lambert II, had a Romanesque church built on the site and in 1047 the relics of St Gudula where transferred here, thus it became the church of St Michael and St Gudula. At the beginning of the 13th century, Henry I, Duke of Brabant commissioned the renovation of the church. This period coincides with the appearance of the Gothic style in Belgium.

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Date/Time22-Mar-2014 17:03:31
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Focal Length39 mm
Exposure Time1/77 sec
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thchang04-Apr-2014 01:26
Great angle shot! Fantastic building! Vote!!
janescottcumming03-Apr-2014 22:14
What a beautiful building. V
Helen Betts03-Apr-2014 20:23
Excellent framing of the church, and the light is super as well. V.
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