Church of Our Lady of Laeken

Religion · by Joseph Poelaert · 1872

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwvoorplein, Belgium

The church of Our Lady of Laeken is a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church constructed in 1872 in memory of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I. Louise-Marie died in Ostend in 1850 and wished to be buried in Laeken. The nearby Royal Castle of Laeken was, and still is, the royal residence. Leopold I wished the church to be constructed in her memory and as a mausoleum for her.

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