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Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in central , Belgium.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 7:30 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday: 7:30 AM—3:30 PM
    Sunday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Brussels
  • Also known as: “Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule - Sint-Michiels-en-Goedelekathedraal”, “Kathedrale St. Michael”, “Saint Michael and Gudula Cathedral”, “St. Gudule”, and “St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral”
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Place and Manneken Pis.

Square
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The or Grote Markt is the central of , Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger edifices; the city's Flamboyant , and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the . is situated 540 metres west of Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.

Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. is situated 770 metres southwest of Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.

Railway station
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Brussels-Central railway station is a railway and metro station in central , Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with and . is situated 340 metres southwest of Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freedom Quarter and Pentagon.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter of , Belgium. It is situated between the Belgian Parliament and the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat, not far from the crossroads with the Small Ring.

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The is the historical center of . It derives its name from the pentagonal shape of the inner beltway that surrounds the area. The of Brussels encompasses many charming and beautiful attractions, with deeply ornate buildings on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt, and a fish-and-crustacean overdose of St.

Neighborhood
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The is a quarter in the historic upper town of , Belgium. It is situated between , the , the and the . It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

Latitude
50.84784° or 50° 50′ 52″ north
Longitude
4.36005° or 4° 21′ 36″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
9F26R9X6+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 13431536
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Geo­Names ID
7627301
Wiki­data ID
Q269654
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية سانت ميشيل وغاودلا”
  • Armenian: “Բրյուսելի մայր տաճար”
  • Basque: “San Migel eta Santa Gudularen katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Брусельскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Брусэльская катэдра”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Brussel·les”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Miquel i Santa Gudula de Brussel·les”
  • Chinese: “圣弥额尔圣古都勒主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Bruselská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Michaela archanděla a svaté Guduly”
  • Czech: “katedrála v Bruselu”
  • Danish: “St. Michael og St. Gudula katedralen”
  • Dutch: “Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule”
  • Dutch: “Collegiale Sint-Michiels- en Sint-Goedele-co-kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Michiels en Sint-Goedele Kathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Michiels-en-Goedelekathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت ميشيل وجاودلا”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Bruselo”
  • Estonian: “Brüsseli toomkirik”
  • French: “cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule de Bruxelles”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule”
  • French: “Co-Cathédrale collégiale des Ss-Michel et Gudule”
  • French: “collégiale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule de Bruxelles”
  • German: “Kathedrale St. Michael und St. Gudula”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός των Βρυξελλών”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת סנט מישל וסנט גודולה”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Mihály és Szent Gudula-székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Brussels”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Mikael dan Santa Gudula”
  • Italian: “concattedrale di San Michele e Santa Gudula”
  • Italian: “Concattedrale di San Michele e Santa Gudula”
  • Japanese: “サン・ミッシェル大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ミカエルと聖デュル大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ミシェルと聖ギュデュル大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성 미카엘과 성녀 구둘라 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Miķeļa un Svētās Gudulas katedrāle”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Свети Михаил и Гудула”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Michael og St. Gudula-katedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت میکائیل و سنت گودولا”
  • Polish: “katedra Świętego Michała i Świętej Guduli”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Michała i Świętej Guduli”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Miguel e Santa Gudula”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de St. Michael e St. Gudula”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sf. Michael și Sf. Gudula”
  • Russian: “Брюссельский собор”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala sv. Mihaela in sv. Gudule”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Mihaela in sv. Gudule”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica sv. Mihaela in sv. Gudule”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gudula de Bruselas”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gúdula de Bruselas”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gúdula”
  • Swedish: “St. Michael och St. Gudula katedralen”
  • Swedish: “St. Michael- och St. Gudula-katedralen”
  • Ukrainian: “Брюссельський собор”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ St. Michael và St. Gudula”
  • Walloon: “Catedråle Sints-Mitchî-et-Gudule di Brussele”
  • Western Armenian: “Պրիւքսէլի Մայր Տաճար”

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