Rolduc Abbey

Part of the abbey of Rolduc is now occupied by the Mining Museum (Mijnmuseum), commemorating the 18th century mine which brought the abbey prosperity.

The oldest part of Rolduc's aisled cruciform basilica is the trilobate (clover-shaped) crypt. The interior of the church, which had suffered much damage over the centuries, was restored by P. J. H. Cuypers from 1853 onwards. In the nave is the grave-slab of Duke Walram III of Limburg (d. 1226), who fought in the Third Crusade under Richard Coeur de Lion (1183) and was one of the ancestors of the house of Orange.