Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai World Heritage Site

Official name

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | UNESCO

Country

Belgium | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Province of Hainaut, Wallonia Region
50.6060° Lat, 3.3892° Lon | Map

Code

1009

Time Zone

Europe/Brussels (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. 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.