Belgium🇧🇪 St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral🧡

🌟 Name: St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral, located on the (St. Gudule) square near Brussels Central Station.📍St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral 📍 Address: Rue du Bois Sauvage 7-8, 1000 🎫 Admission: Free of charge for the public.🆓(Additional fees may apply for internal exhibitions) 🚇 Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours 🌿 This Gothic church has existed since 1047 and was renovated in 1226. The choir was built between 1226 and 1276, and the entire church was completed by Charles V in the mid-15th century. Due to the uneven hilltop that could not provide a broad and flat foundation, several structures were built along the slope to level the church.🏠 The 300-year-long construction period has led to a blend of architectural styles, incorporating features of Romanesque and Gothic architecture from the Renaissance period. 🔹 Victor Hugo praised this cathedral as "the purest flower of the Gothic style."🌸 It is the most important church in Belgium, where national Catholic ceremonies, royal weddings, and Independence Day activities on July 21st are held every year. The stained glass windows inside St. Michael's Church are impressive, with the bright yellow hue in the color scheme seemingly reflecting light into people's hearts.💛 🔹 Victor Hugo: Great architecture is more the product of society than of individuals. It is more the crystallization of the art of the working masses than the creation of genius. They are the treasures of a nation, the accumulation of centuries. Artists and individuals do not leave their names on these grand structures, yet human wisdom is concentrated and crystallized there. Time is the architect, and the people are the masons. #Belgium #Brussels #BelgiumTravel