5/5 Lukas W Y L O T E K. 3 years ago on Google
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk
is
one
of
the
most
striking
and
admired
monuments
in
Ostend.
On
the
occasion
of
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
Rotary
Club
Oostende
Ter
Streep,
he
commissioned
a
bronze
model
of
the
church.
The
project
was
called
"Voelkerk"
because
it
gives
the
visually
impaired
the
opportunity
to
create
an
image
of
a
neo-Gothic
church.
The
model
was
placed
on
a
pedestal
in
front
of
the
church.
On
the
front
is
a
Braille
inscription
with
a
description
of
the
church
and
a
poem
by
the
Ostendian
poet
Astrid
Dewancker.
The
project
was
realized
in
cooperation
with
the
city
of
Ostend
and
thanks
to
the
contribution
of
many
generous
sponsors.
It
has
become
an
astonishing
exhibit,
extraordinary
craftsmanship
and
an
absolute
attraction
for
the
"Oostende
Cultural
City
of
Flanders
2010".
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk (Church
of Saint
Peter and Saint
Paul),
the
main
church
of Ostend, Belgium,
is
a Roman
Catholic Neo-Gothic church.
It
is
built
on
the
ashes
of
a
previous
church
that
occupied
the
site.
King Leopold
II enthusiastically
supported
a
plan
to
build
a
new
and
more
magnificent
church.
Construction
started
in
1899
and
was
completed
and
consecrated
by Bishop
Waffelaert
on
August
31,
1908.
Its stained
glass windows
were
destroyed
during
the
two Warld
Wars and
were
replaced
by
windows
by
Michiel
Martens.
The
church
is
70
meters
long
and
30
meters
wide.
Its
spires
are
72
meters
high.
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