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Our Lady of Tournai
Notre-Dame de Tournai
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik
Notre-Dame de Tournai, Belgium
View of the five Romanesque towers of the Cathedral of Tournai (12th century)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictDiocese of Tournai
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
LeadershipBishop Guy Harpigny
Location
LocationTournai, Hainaut, Belgium
Geographic coordinates50°36′23.58″N 3°23′19.89″E / 50.6065500°N 3.3888583°E / 50.6065500; 3.3888583
Architecture
Architect(s)Building: unknown [1]
Sacristy: G. Hersecap[1]
Holy Spirit chapel: Simon Vollant[1]
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque, Gothic, French Baroque
GroundbreakingNave: 1140 and 1171[2]
Transepts: 1199–1213[1]
Transept vaults: 1243–1255[1]
Gothic choir:1243–1255[1]
Sacristy: 1676[1]
Holy Spirit chapel: 1680[1][3]
Completed1700[1]
Specifications
Direction of façadeNW
Length134 metres (440 ft)
Width60 metres (200 ft)
Width (nave)20 metres (66 ft)
Height (max)83 metres (272 ft)
Spire(s)5 (7 planned)
Spire height83 metres (272 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv
Designated2000[4]
Reference no.1009
State PartyTournai Cathedral Belgium
RegionEurope and North America
Session24th
Website
www.cathedrale-tournai.be

The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936[5] and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Description of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tournai". Picture Library. Royal Institute for the Study and Conservation of Belgium's Artistic Heritage. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ Bony 1983, p. 159
  3. ^ Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai. "La chapelle du Saint-Esprit". Official website (in French). Diocèse de Tournai. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. ^ "L'ensemble de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame à l'exception de l'orgue de choeur (partie instrumentale et buffet)". Patrimoine Wallon (in French). Direction de la Protection - Région Wallone. Retrieved 7 July 2011. - n° 57081-CLT-0002-01 - 5 February 1936

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