5120 x 3401 px | 43,3 x 28,8 cm | 17,1 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
3 gennaio 2019
Altre informazioni:
St Michael's and Ste Gudule Cathedral, Brussels, Belgium. Cathédrale des Sts Michael et Ste Gudule. The construction of the Cathedral, which was first Collegiate Church of St. Michael and St. Gudula, began in the early thirteenth century driven by Henry I, Duke of Brabant. Nearly 300 years were necessary to carry out this gigantic company, completed a few years before the reign of Charles V, so that different styles were used for its construction, from the Romanesque to the Renaissance. The restoration of the nave and the choir, which lasted from 1983 to 1989, returned to the stones, vaults and windows their splendor of yesteryear. Allowed at the same time get important light and remarkably well preserved remains of the Romanesque church of the eleventh century, over which the present Gothic building stands. The twin towers protruding from the main facade are visible from much of the city.
