Basilica of Our Lady, Tongeren

The Basilica of Our Lady (French: Basilique de Notre-Dame de Tongre Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Basiliek) also called Old Cathedral of Tongeren It is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Tongeren, Belgium and the former cathedral of the suppressed diocese of Tongeren . The basilica was built in the Gothic style, according to the local interpretation of the Gothic Brabant, in the thirteenth century. The construction of the present church choir began in 1240. The ships, the transept and the side chapels were added between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Basilica of Our Lady, Tongeren

The Basilica of Our Lady (French: Basilique de Notre-Dame de Tongre Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Basiliek) also called Old Cathedral of Tongeren It is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Tongeren, Belgium and the former cathedral of the suppressed diocese of Tongeren . The basilica was built in the Gothic style, according to the local interpretation of the Gothic Brabant, in the thirteenth century. The construction of the present church choir began in 1240. The ships, the transept and the side chapels were added between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.