Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Roman-Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium
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Summary
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal is a Catholic cathedral[1]. Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal ranks in the top 4% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,044 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: cultural heritage[3]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antwerp[5]
- Country: Belgium[6]
- Instance of: museum[7], church building[8]
- Architect: Rombout II Keldermans[9], Jacob van Thienen[10], Jan Appelmans[11], Jules Bilmeyer[12], Everaert Spoorwater[13], Jan Pieter van Baurscheit the Younger[14], Jean-Baptiste Bethune[15]
- Owned by: Catholic Church[16]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[17]
- Made from material: brick[18]
- Postal code: 2000[19]
- Part of: Belfries of Belgium and France[20]
- Commons category: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Antwerp)[21]
- Patron saint: Mary[22]
- Archives at: Flanders Architecture Institute[23]
- Inception: 1352[24]
- Located on street: Handschoenmarkt[25]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp[26]
- Dedicated to: Mary[27]
- Official website: https://www.dekathedraal.be[28], http://www.dekathedraal.be[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Antwerp)[30]
- Maximum capacity: 25,000[31]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band[32]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[33], beschermd monument[34]
- Commons Institution page: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Antwerp)[35]
- Length: 118 m[36]
Why It Matters
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]