Joseph Poelaert's neo-Gothic church, begun as a memorial to Queen Louise-Marie, wife of Leopold I. The Royal Crypt beneath it is the main burial place of the Belgian royal family.
- Address
- Parvis Notre-Dame, 1020 Laeken
- Hours
- not verified; see notredamedelaeken.be for visit times
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 40 min
- Price
- Free entry to the church; Royal Crypt price not verified
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look for the 13th-century Romanesque wooden Madonna, Our Lady of Laeken, crowned by papal decree in 1936
- Walk round the back into Laeken Cemetery, known as the Belgian Pere-Lachaise
- Poelaert later designed the Palace of Justice: compare the ambition