Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken

Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a religious building in Brussels, Belgium. Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken is situated nearby to the work of art The Thinker, as well as near the park Square Cardinal Cardijn - Kardinaal Cardijnsplantsoen.

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Type: Religious building
Description: chapel and former church in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “Chapel of Notre-Dame”, “Chapel of Our Lady”, “Chœur de l’ancienne église Notre-Dame de Laeken - Koor van de oude Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Laken”, and “Former Church of Laeken”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre-Dame de Laeken and Laeken Cemetery.

Notre-Dame de Laeken

Church

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The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a Catholic parish church in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was originally erected in memoriam of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, to the design of the architect Joseph Poelaert. Notre-Dame de Laeken is situated 110 metres southeast of Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Laeken Cemetery

Cemetery

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Laeken Cemetery in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian royal family. It is known as the Belgian Père Lachaise, after Paris' famous cemetery, because it is the burial place of the rich and the famous and for the abundance of its funerary heritage. Laeken Cemetery is situated 120 metres west of Former Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Royal Crypt

Tomb

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The Royal Crypt lies underneath the Church of Our Lady in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium. It is the official burial place of the Belgian royal family, including all the Kings of the Belgians and their wives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laken and Tour & Taxis.

Laken

Village

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Laeken or Laken is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020.

Tour & Taxis

Neighborhood

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Tour & Taxis is a large former industrial site in Brussels, Belgium. It is situated on the embankment of the Brussels Canal in the City of Brussels, just north-west of the city centre.