Eglise Ste-Marie

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Église Ste-Marie

Brussels


Looking east along Rue Royale, your gaze is unavoidably drawn to this very distinctive octagonal 19th-century church in neo-Byzantine style, replete with buttresses and a star-studded central cupola.

Transportation

  • tram: 92, 93

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