notre dame cathedral in tournai
states: [belgium]
category: cultural
year: 2000
location: Province of Hainaut, Wallonia Region
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 50.6060300000, 3.3892600000
visited: 2019
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its capitals and a transept topped by five towers, all precursors of the Gothic style. The choir, rebuilt in the 13th century, is in the pure Gothic style.
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