Church of St. James on Coudenberg
The Church of St. James on Coudenberg is a Catholic church on the historic Place Royale/Koningsplein, in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”, “Church of Saint James on Coudenberg”, “Église Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg - Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenberg”, and “Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zuid and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Zuid
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Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid is the hub of Belgium's train network in the south of Brussels. The station lacks a single common English term, and it's usually common to see both native names used interchangeably.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Government office
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The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They are part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and consist of six museums: the Oldmasters Museum, the Magritte Museum, the Fin-de-Siècle Museum, the Modern Museum, the Wiertz Museum and the Meunier Museum. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium is situated 140 metres west of Church of St. James on Coudenberg.
Musical Instruments Museum
Museum
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The Musical Instruments Museum is a music museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums of Art and History and is internationally renowned for its collection of over 8,000 instruments. Musical Instruments Museum is situated 130 metres northwest of Church of St. James on Coudenberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royal Quarter and Mont des Arts - Kunstberg.
Royal Quarter
Neighborhood
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The Royal Quarter is a quarter in the historic upper town of Brussels, Belgium. It is situated between Brussels Park, the Royal Palace, the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and the Sablon/Zavel. It is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture.
Mont des Arts - Kunstberg
Locality
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Mont des Arts - Kunstberg is a locality.
Matonge
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Matongé is a district in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and home to its African population originating from the Congo.
Church of St. James on Coudenberg
- Categories: garrison church, Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.84187° or 50° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
4.36023° or 4° 21′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9F26R9R6+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 27807684OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3109592
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Church of St. James on Coudenberg” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “考登山圣雅各伯堂”
- Chinese: “考登山聖雅各伯堂”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba na Coudenbergu”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba v Bruselu”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacob op de Coudenberg”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenberg”
- Dutch: “Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenbergkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جاك سور كودنبرج”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg à Bruxelles”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg à Bruxelles”
- French: “Église de Saint-Jacques-sur-Caudenberg”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”
- German: “St. Jakob auf dem Koudenberg”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Ordinariat Militer Brussels”
- Italian: “chiesa di Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo al Coudenberg”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giacomo sul Coudenberg”
- Japanese: “サン＝ジャック＝ド＝クーデンベルグ大聖堂”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jakuba na Coudenbergu w Brukseli”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santiago (Coudenberg)”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santiago”
- Turkish: “Aziz James Kilisesi, Koudenberg”
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Highlights include Musée des Arbalétriers and Constitutional Court.
Nearby Places
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