Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp
- Address: 21 Groenplaats
- Vicinity: Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
| Work | Type | Creator | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Descent from the Cross | Painting |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1352/00/00 | Construction begins on a new Our Lady's church. It will become the largest Gothic church in Belgium. | |||||
| 1443/06/00 | Jean de Ockeghem | Vocation | Jean de Ockeghem is appointed a singer at Antwerp Cathedral, staying until 1444. | |||
| 1521/00/00 | First phase of the Cathedral of Our Lady is finished. The south tower reaches only as high as the third string course. | |||||
| 1533/10/05 | During the night of 5-6 October 1533, Cathedral of Our Lady is largely gutted by fire, however Lancelot II of Ursel manages to save the building. The completion of the second tower is delayed. | |||||
| 1910/07/00 | Edith Wilson | Guest | at the delightful Hotel St Antoine (lost) in Antwerp .... You would be waked often in the early hours by the great Cathedral chimes across the way only to be lulled to sleep again by the accumulated stillness that followed die chiming of huge bells. - EBW |
| Particulars for Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Structure | Belfry, Campanile |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Use | Cathedral |
| Building Type | Church |
| Architectural Style | Gothic |
| Historic Use | Graves, burials |
| Era | Medieval Europe |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Building Attribute | Stained Glass |
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