Lille - Churches 
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The Gothic church of St-Maurice (14th-19th centuries) in Lille has five aisles of the same height and 36 tall columns; in one of its chapels is a 16th century wood statue of the Scourging. Northwest of St-Maurice, in Rue Royale, is the Gothic church of Ste-Catherine (15th century, enlarged in 1725), with a "Martyrdom of St Catherine" by Rubens (c. 1622) in the north aisle.
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To the north is the church of Ste-Marie- Madeleine (begun 1675), a handsome circular structure with a dome 50m/165ft high. The present facade dates from 1884.
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