Église Notre-Dame du Finistère

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Église Notre-Dame du Finistère

Brussels


To escape the lacklustre '70s architecture, meditate awhile in this 18th-century church whose baroque interior features a remarkable 1758 altarpiece, its giant wooden canopy held aloft by flying cherubs.

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  • metro: De Brouckère

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