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Location: South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Blossom Trail – Floating Chapel of Helshoven loop from Tongeren

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2. Grote Markt Tongeren – Alden Biesen Gatehouse loop from Sint-Huibrechts-Hern

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02:41

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3. Alden Biesen Gatehouse – Grote Markt Tongeren loop from Bilzen

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Didada

October 2, 2023

Since 1931, this Gothic church has been allowed to bear the papal title of basilica. The current building has a fascinating history, with several construction phases that took a total of three centuries. On the Teseum museum grounds you can walk among the foundations and archaeological finds. Here you can also admire the size of countless art treasures.

The clock tower (the tower) is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and served as a lookout point during turbulent times. During a fire, the bells echoed through the streets of Tonga. You have been able to visit the tower since September 2023. A vigorous climb along the attics and the chimes is rewarded with a spectacular view.

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July 18, 2020

The Liebfrauenbasilika, Dutch Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Tongern in the Belgian province of Limburg. The former collegiate church, since 1930 in the rank of a basilica minor, is one of the most important Gothic buildings in Belgium.

The Basilica of Our Lady stands at the oldest Christian place of worship in the city and the region. Saints Maternus and Servatius of Tongeren are considered to be the first bishops of the diocese founded here in Roman times (beginning of the 4th century), which was moved to Maastricht in the 6th century and later to Liège. There is no historical evidence of the Merovingian period. The establishment of the collegiate monastery and the construction of a pre-Romanesque church in Carolingian times, however, evidently built on the continuity of the area going back to antiquity.

In the first half of the 13th century, after the previous building was demolished, construction began on the large-scale Gothic collegiate and town church, which was completed in its current form in the 16th century.

The Liebfrauenbasilika contains works of great art historical value. The most important piece, both artistically and religiously, is the statue of the Virgin Mary Cause of Our Joy, carved from walnut wood in 1479 and venerated as an image of grace for centuries. Since 1890 it has been carried in procession through the city at an annual patronage and pilgrimage festival with several thousand participants.

Source: Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liebfrauenbasilika_(Tongern)&oldid=195491029

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Kermit

June 29, 2024

The Basilica of Our Lady stands at the oldest Christian place of worship in the city and the region. Saints Maternus and Servatius of Tongeren are considered to be the first bishops of the diocese founded here in Roman times (beginning of the 4th century), which was moved to Maastricht in the 6th century and later to Liège. There is no historical evidence for the Merovingian period. However, the founding of the collegiate chapter and the construction of a pre-Romanesque church in the Carolingian period clearly continued the continuity of the site dating back to antiquity.

In the first half of the 13th century, after the previous building was demolished, construction began on the large-scale Gothic collegiate and town church, which was completed in its current form in the 16th century (Wikipedia).

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Location: South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

Basilica of Our Lady, Tongeren

1. Blossom Trail – Floating Chapel of Helshoven loop from Tongeren

2. Grote Markt Tongeren – Alden Biesen Gatehouse loop from Sint-Huibrechts-Hern

3. Alden Biesen Gatehouse – Grote Markt Tongeren loop from Bilzen

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