Tienen - Sint-Germanuskerk

With an elevated situation near the Veemarkt stands the Church of Sint-Germanuskerk founded in the ninth C. Its impressive western part, dating from the first half of the 13th C., is considered to be one of the most recent Mosan Romanesque architectural features. Extensions including the choir and the nave were carried out in the 14th and 15th C.; the Romanesque tower was rebuilt in 1550 and in the 18th C. received a carillon of 54 bells which is played from July to August every Monday at about 8:30pm. Of particular merit in the church is a copy of a font of 1149, the original of which can be seen in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels.

The tower is a UNESCO site.