West Flanders
Arrondissement of Bruges
Bruges

Church of Our Lady

The Church of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic church in , Belgium, dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its 115.6-metre-high tower remains the tallest structure in the city and the third tallest brickwork tower in the world.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Bruges, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady, Bruges” and “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Address: Mariastraat, Brugge, 8000
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madonna of Bruges and Groeningemuseum.

Work of art
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The is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms.

Museum
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The is a municipal in , Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey. It houses a collection of Flemish and Belgian painting covering six centuries, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. is situated 170 metres northeast of Church of Our Lady.

Museum
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The is a museum of applied arts in , Belgium, located in the medieval Gruuthuse, the house of Louis de Gruuthuse. The collection ranges from the 15th to the 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boeveriewijk and Ezelstraatkwartier.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Church of Our Lady

Latitude
51.20463° or 51° 12′ 17″ north
Longitude
3.22442° or 3° 13′ 28″ east
Open location code
9F35663F+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92235134
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q917183
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vlaams—“Church of Our Lady” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة السيدة العذراء”
  • Armenian: “Բրյուգեի Աստվածամոր եկեղեցի”
  • Asturian: “ilesia de La Nuesa Señora”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəm Kilsəsi (Brügge)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəm Kilsəsi”
  • Basque: “Andre Mariaren eliza (Brujas)”
  • Basque: “Andre Mariaren eliza”
  • Belarusian: “Касьцёл Дзевы Марыі”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Маці Божай, Бругэ”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Маці Божай”
  • Catalan: “església de Nostra Senyora de Bruges”
  • Catalan: “Església de Nostra Senyora”
  • Chinese: “圣母教堂”
  • Danish: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Danish: “Vor Frue Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه السيده العذراء”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de nia sinjorino, Bruĝo”
  • Estonian: “Brugge Maarja kirik”
  • French: “église Notre-Dame de Bruges”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame de Bruges”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame”
  • German: “Liebfrauenkirche (Brügge)”
  • German: “Liebfrauenkirche”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית גבירתנו”
  • Icelandic: “Frúarkirkjan í Brugge”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Nostra Signora”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Nostra Signora”
  • Japanese: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Japanese: “聖母教会 (ブルッヘ)”
  • Japanese: “聖母教会”
  • Latvian: “Briges Dievmātes baznīca”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kierch Notre-Dame vu Bruges”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vår Frue kirke i Brugge”
  • Persian: “کلیسای بانوی ما، بروخه”
  • Polish: “Kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny w Brugii”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora”
  • Russian: “Церковь Богоматери”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev Matere božje, Brugge”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora”
  • Swedish: “Notre Dame-kyrkan i Brygge”
  • Swedish: “Vårfrukyrkan, Brygge”
  • Turkish: “Bizim Leydi Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Brugge Meryem Ana Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Богоматері”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Діви Марії”
  • Vlaams: “Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerke”

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