General Information
| Name in local language: | Église royale Sainte-Marie / Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk |
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| Beginning of works: | 1845 |
| Completion: | 1885 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Church |
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| Structure: |
Dome |
| Architectural style: |
Neo-Byzantine |
Location
| Location: |
Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital, Belgium |
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| Coordinates: | 50° 51' 32.76" N 4° 22' 7.57" E |
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Saint Mary's Royal Church (French:Église Royale Sainte-Marie, Dutch:Koninklijke Sint-Mariakerk) is a Roman Catholic parish church located on the Place de la Reine/Koninginneplein in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek. Officially dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, it is popularly associated with Queen Louise-Marie, first Queen of the Belgians, as is the square where it is located, which earned it the title of "Royal".
History
The building was designed by Louis van Overstraeten and built between 1845 and 1888 in an eclectic style combining Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic elements with influences from Byzantine and Roman architecture. The windows were designed and created by the Belgian stained glass artist, Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (1814–1891). The church was opened to worship in 1853 and consecrated on 14 October 1902, feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, by the archbishop of Malines Cardinal Goossens.
The building received protected status through a royal decree issued on 9 November 1976. It was the subject of a restoration campaign from 1982 to 1996.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Saint Mary''s Royal Church" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Louis van Overstraeten (architect)
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20052550 - Published on:
04/02/2010 - Last updated on:
19/07/2018
