To continue my series on the Gothic Churches of Belgium, I would like to give you an overview of the Cathedral of Brussels. I am unfortunately no longer in Belgium, but in Rome again. I will however suggest that anyone who travels to northern Europe should make a stop in Brugges/Brussels. Brussels tends to give the feeling of New York City mashed with a medieval city. You may be wondering how I can say this having been to neither New York nor a medieval city. Well, just take my word for it.
The Cathedral in Brussels is more like the National Cathedral in Washington DC than anything else I’ve posted about. It’s older, but in essence, the building type is the same. The main difference however is that the National Cathedral is in the hands of the Anglicans while the Brussels Cathedral is in the hands of the Catholic Church. If you can say the Catholic Church has hands.
Once again, this post will mostly feature pictures (eye-candy, perhaps?) but I will of course include some commentary in the captions.
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I like the cathedral too. There’s so much light! On a sunny day, it almost seems like you’re outside. The organ on the other hand … Well, at least the sound is wonderful.