Kortrijk - Sint-Maartenshoofdkerk

Not far to the east of the market is Sint-Maartenshoofdkerk dating from the second half of the 13th C.; it was destroyed by the French in 1382 and later rebuilt. The original tower in Brabant Gothic with a carillon with 49 bells was rebuilt following a fire in 1862. In the main nave of the triple-aisled interior the main features are a carved late Renaissance pulpit and in the choir a 6.5m/21ft-high hexagonal tabernacle by Henrik Mauris (1585) together with fine gold work and paintings (de Crayer, Karel van Mander, J. Ykens, F. Francken among others) of the 16-18th C.