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The
Saint
Waltrude
Collegiate
Church
is
the
magnificent
building
of
Mons.
Even
from
the
outside,
one
can
see
the
church
is
of
Gothic
design,
although
the
southern
section
is
covered
in
scaffolding
due
to
restoration
work.
The
Gothic
design
is
much
more
obvious
from
the
inside
with
straight
lines
of
incredible
height.
Part
of
that
is
down
to
the
hardness
of
the
stone
used
and
even
now
looks
so
solid.
As
you
can
guess
from
the
name,
the
church
is
named
in
honour
of
Saint
Waltrude,
whose
shrine
and
reliquary
can
also
be
found
inside.
Her
head
can
be
found
in
the
chapel
dedicated
to
her
and
the
reliquary
containing
her
body
is
held
above
the
high
altar
for
all
to
see.
The
church
also
has
some
chapels
with
important
sculptures
and
paintings
such
as
those
by
Jacques
du
Broeucq
and
Peter
Paul
Rubens.
The
chapel
of
Saint
Peter
is
unexpected
as
it
has
a
wooden
sculpture
of
death
to
symbolically
represent
the
passage
of
time,
as
well
as
an
alabaster
sculpture
of
Jesus
symbolically
handing
over
the
keys
of
heaven
to
Peter.
There's
also
a
free
downloadable
audio
guide,
which
is
good
enough
to
help
you
understand
the
history
of
the
church
as
well
as
giving
good
commenter
on
all
the
chapels.
