NGI Meetpunt: 31C63C1 - Brussels
N 50° 52.715 E 004° 21.348
31U E 595382 N 5637198
This benchmark is an elevated planimetric point on the Église Notre-Dame de Laeken in Brussels.
Waymark Code: WMNEX7
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/02/2015
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[DUTCH]
Definitie planimetrie: Kerktoren; spits voet kruis as.
Definitie altimetrie: Centrum kruis.
[ENGLISH]
Definition planimetry: church tower; equinus cross shaft.
Definition altimetry: Center cross.
"The Church of Our Lady of Laeken (French: Église Notre-Dame de Laeken; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Laken) is a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Laeken, Brussels. It was originally built in memory of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I to the design of architect Joseph Poelaert.
Louise-Marie died in Ostend in 1850 and wished to be buried in Laeken. The nearby Royal Castle of Laeken was, and still is, the royal residence. Leopold I wished the church to be constructed in her memory and as a mausoleum for her.
The young architect Joseph Poelaert was chosen to design the new church. (He later became best known for the Law Courts of Brussels.)"
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