A Romanesque-Byzantine church inspired by San Vitale in Ravenna, designed by Louis van Overstraeten in 1844 and built on the 'royal route' from Laeken to the Royal Palace. It is linked in popular memory to Louise-Marie, the first Queen of the Belgians.
- Address
- Place de la Reine, 1030 Schaerbeek
- Hours
- not verified
- Price
- Free (exterior)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look at the octagonal plan and dome, modelled on San Vitale in Ravenna
- Van Overstraeten died of cholera in 1849, aged barely 31; his father-in-law Louis Roelandt finished it