Church of St. Gilles
Church of St. Gilles is a church in Sint-Gillis, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital. Church of St. Gilles is situated nearby to the police station Commissariat de quartier Parvis de Saint-Gilles - Wijkcommissariaat Sint-Gillis Voorplein, as well as near the marketplace Marché gratuit de Saint-Gilles.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Church of Saint-Gilles”, “Church of Sint-Gillis”, and “Église Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gilliskerk”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halle Gate and Brussels-South railway station.
Halle Gate
Museum
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The Halle Gate is a former medieval city gate and the last vestige of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium. Built in the 14th century, it was heavily restored in the 19th century in its current neo-Gothic style by the architect Henri Beyaert. Halle Gate is situated 290 metres north of Church of St. Gilles.
Brussels-South railway station
Railway station
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Brussels-South railway station, also known as Brussels-Midi railway station, is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium. Geographically, it is located in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on the border with the adjacent municipality of Anderlecht and just south of the City of Brussels. Brussels-South railway station is situated 770 metres northwest of Church of St. Gilles.
Manneken Pis
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Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km north of Church of St. Gilles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gilles and Ma Campagne.
Saint-Gilles
Town
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Saint-Gilles or Sint-Gillis is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Anderlecht, Forest and Ixelles.
Church of St. Gilles
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sint-Gillis, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8306° or 50° 49′ 50″ northLongitude
4.34375° or 4° 20′ 38″ eastInception
1878Open location code
9F26R8JV+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 39626138OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3581708
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Church of St. Gilles” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kerk van Sint-Gillis”
- Dutch: “Sint-Gilliskerk (Sint-Gillis)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Gilliskerk”
- French: “église de Saint-Gilles”
- French: “Église Saint-Gilles de Saint-Gilles”
- French: “église Saint-Gilles”
- French: “Église Saint-Gilles”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Saint-Gilles”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Commissariat de quartier Parvis de Saint-Gilles - Wijkcommissariaat Sint-Gillis Voorplein and Marché gratuit de Saint-Gilles.
Nearby Places
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