Saint Paul's Cathedral (Liège)
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Because St.-Lambert's Cathedral had been destroyed in 1794 following the Liegoise Revolution and the French occupation, St.-Paul's church became a cathedral around 1801-1803.
In the beginning St.- Paul's Church was one of seven churches built during the 10th and 11th centuries, in the early days of the Principality of Liège. The other six were St.-Pierre (St.- Peter's), Ste Croix (Holy Cross), St Jean (St.-John's), St Denis, St.-Martin's, St.-Barthélemy (St.-Bartholomew's).
The original roman style building was started in the 11th century under Eracle’s bishopric, then was destroyed in 1212 by the Brabant armies. Its slow reconstruction into a cathedral of gothic style lasted into the 16th century.
The square (Devant St.-Paul) in front of it was then logically renamed “Place de la Cathédrale”.
It is only about 1811-1812 that the tower was built, adorned with a clock tower featuring a 90m steeple. Four smaller clock towers are added reminiscent of the old St.-Lambert's Cathedral.
Make sure to visit: www.tresordeliege.be/fr/accueil.html to discover the cathedral’s treasures!
Go to the bottom of this page to listen to the carillon:
www.tresordeliege.be/fr/cathedrale/st-paul.html
In the beginning St.- Paul's Church was one of seven churches built during the 10th and 11th centuries, in the early days of the Principality of Liège. The other six were St.-Pierre (St.- Peter's), Ste Croix (Holy Cross), St Jean (St.-John's), St Denis, St.-Martin's, St.-Barthélemy (St.-Bartholomew's).
The original roman style building was started in the 11th century under Eracle’s bishopric, then was destroyed in 1212 by the Brabant armies. Its slow reconstruction into a cathedral of gothic style lasted into the 16th century.
The square (Devant St.-Paul) in front of it was then logically renamed “Place de la Cathédrale”.
It is only about 1811-1812 that the tower was built, adorned with a clock tower featuring a 90m steeple. Four smaller clock towers are added reminiscent of the old St.-Lambert's Cathedral.
Make sure to visit: www.tresordeliege.be/fr/accueil.html to discover the cathedral’s treasures!
Go to the bottom of this page to listen to the carillon:
www.tresordeliege.be/fr/cathedrale/st-paul.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège_Cathedral
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°38'24"N 5°34'18"E
- Underground Canal of Godarville 92 km
- Tunnel de la Bête Refaite (track) 92 km
- Binche 104 km
- Trier 121 km
- Longwy 123 km
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex 139 km
- Historical Centre of Bruges 178 km
- Canterbury 326 km
- Goslar 366 km
- Quedlinburg 408 km
- Le Carré 0.3 km
- Saint Severin 0.7 km
- Saint-Laurent quarter 0.9 km
- Liege Botanical Garden 0.9 km
- Quarters Lieutenant-Médecin Joncker 0.9 km
- Ste Marguerite 1.1 km
- Liege Citadel 1.4 km
- Cointe Tunnel 2.1 km
- Cointe 2.5 km
- Saint-Nicolas (municipality) 3.2 km