Best places: Catholic churches in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis, Belgium

Belgium's national church, host to royal weddings & funerals, built in the Brabant Gothic style.

This 15th-century Catholic church is known for its baroque chapels & Gothic architecture.

Vast, cupola-topped, art deco style place of Roman Catholic worship with 2 towers & 2 museums.

Gothic-Romanesque church dating back to 1134 & the burial site of painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Catholic church with a Victorian interior & light shows beamed onto its facade at Christmastime.

Ornate spires rise from this neo-Gothic church & crypt housing the Belgian royal family's tombs.

Striking Romanesque church with an unfinished bell tower, an ornate pulpit & art by Dirk Bouts.

👍👍 The current structure was build in 1708 and is a prime example of Baroque architecture. The church is well kept and worth a visit for worship or to glance at the impressive preaching chair, the beautiful organ and an odd statue from 1625 of which it is believed it brings 'good luck' for gambling peo...

Landmark church dating from the 12th century, whose art collection includes a painting by Rubens.

👍👍 A small ornate baroque style church which dates back to the 17th century. Beautiful stained glass windows, several paintings and high domed central ceiling. Information sheets are available to the left of the entry. Free to visit.

18th-century, neoclassical church with a grand, colonnaded portico & a bell tower.

Roman Catholic parish church built in the Flemish Baroque style in the 17th century.

👍 Ancient and Beautiful. It was partly closed when I visited but staffs took us to the construction site anyhow, my first impression was that interior must not be that beautiful, but while I saw inside the church, the architectural elements of this building are well arranged and constructed. The build...

👍👍 It was really amazing 🤩 to visit such a unique; Saint Mary’s Royal Church ⛪️ in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Highly recommended for everyone who will visit Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 is really interesting 🤨 architecture outside and inside church.

👍 Well, beautiful ancient church, but the problem is its working hours - you cannot get inside when you want. I was not lucky to see - as I heard - beautiful interior and also felt the distance from that church as God house...

😐 Eglise Sainte Marie-Madeleine (Church of St. Mary Magdalene) is a historic church located along Rue de la Madeleine just outside the Brussels Central train station and perhaps 200 metres from the Grand Place. This is another Brabant Gothic style church, featuring a Baroque period wing that was buil...

👍 A beautiful 15th century gothic church! The inside it just so lovely!

👍 This church opened after a long period of renovation. This church was partly destroyed by a stray bomb during second world war. Lots of it has been rebuilt. But the beautiful wooden confession chambers survived that is visible today.

👍 I lived in Leuven in 1987 - 1988 and used to join Misa at Sint Kwinten Kerk at 10:00 Sunday morning, I was 23 years old, KUL student at the time... from Indonesia. I wonder if this lovely Church is still open today. I plan to visit Leuven to join the Misa at this Church. It was Vader Reinhard van d...