Notre Dame de la Chapelle: Overall view from the east, towards the apse
Date
Circa 1910
Location
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
In 1699, the west tower was capped by the current Baroque slate steeple, designed by Belgian architect Antoine Pastorana. Notre-Dame de la Chapelle was begun ca. 1190, but rebuilt in Brabantine Gothic. The nave dates from 1421-1483. Notre-Dame de la Chapelle is the burial (1569) site of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and his wife; their memorial is in one of the chapels. In 1699, the west tower was capped by the current Baroque slate steeple, designed by Belgian architect Antoine Pastorana.
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