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Tuesday 3 September 2013

Saint Mary's Royal Church, Brussels, Belgium.


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Saint Mary's Royal Church, Brussels, Belgium.
Photo: 23 August 2011.
Author: Photo by Koert Vermeulen. 
Copyright ACT lighting design.
Permission: CC-BY-SA-3.0.
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Saint Mary's Royal Church, Brussels, Belgium.
Reproduced with permission.
More photos by Mike Forbester 
can be seen on his Blog 
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The Église Royale Sainte-Marie (French) or Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk (Dutch) is a Roman Catholic Parish Church located on the Place de la Reine/Koninginneplein in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek

The Church was designed by Louis van Overstraeten and built in an eclectic style, combining influences from Byzantine and Roman architecture.

Construction began in 1845 and was completed in 1885. The windows were designed and created by the Belgian stained glass artist, Jean-Baptiste Capronnier.

The building received Protected Status (beschermd erfgoed), through a Royal Decree, which was issued on 9 November 1976.


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