Church of Our Lady of Laeken
The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium. Built in neo-Gothic style, it was originally erected in memoriam of Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, to the design of the architect Joseph Poelaert.
Church of Our Lady of Laeken
The Church of Our Lady of Laeken in 1872. Note the missing spire.
The church before the 1909–1911 completion works
The Marian image venerated within the church. Pope Pius XI crowned this image on 17 May 1936.
Laeken or Laken is a residential suburb in the north-western part of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921, it was a separate municipality.
Former Municipal Hall of Laeken
Coat of arms
Royal Palace of Laeken
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken