Lonely Planet Pocket Bruges & Brussels by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet Pocket Bruges & Brussels by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet


1Cathédrale des Sts-Michel & Gudule CHURCH

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Host to coronations and royal weddings, Brussels’ grand, twin-towered cathedral bears some resemblance to Paris’ Notre Dame. Begun in 1226, construction took 300 years. Stained-glass windows flood the soaring nave with light, while column-saints brandish gilded tools. An enormous wooden pulpit by Antwerp artist Hendrik Verbruggen sees Adam and Eve driven out of Eden by skeletons. To climb the cathedral towers (€5; 10am on the second Saturday of the month), sign up a day or two ahead. (www.cathedralisbruxellensis.be; Place Ste-Gudule; admission free, treasury €1, crypt €3; h7.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 3.30am-3.30pm Sat, 2-6pm Sun; mGare Centrale)



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