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Cathedrale Notre-Dame Description
The five towers of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame are visible from afar above the roofs of Tournai. The cathedral is the jewel of the town, the most important ecclesiastical building in Belgium and one of the best examples of Romanesque in western Europe, the epitome of church architecture in the area of the Scheldt.

The present cathedral, a cruciform pillared basilica - the nave and choir are almost equal in length - has a ring of chapels and five towers. It occupies the site of Merovingian and Carolingian predecessors and was dedicated in 1171. At this time the Romanesque nave, the transepts and the 83m/272ft high central tower resting on its pillars were finished. The remainder of the building, the four other towers, the conclusion
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Romanesque;  Significant work of art;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Renaissance
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