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COLLEGIATE STE-GERTRUDE

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2024
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The Collégiale Sainte-Gertrude, a building classified as an exceptional heritage site in Wallonia, is truly exceptional. Consecrated in 1046 by Emperor Henri III of the Holy Roman Empire, the building is one of the largest and oldest Romanesque churches in Europe, in the Rhineland Ottonian Romanesque style to be exact. Its majestic silhouette is distinguished by its clean lines and the overall balance of its forms. Only a few parts date from the end of the 12th century (southern gable of the east transept and western forebody) but they fit perfectly into the previously built ensemble. It is remarkable for its two transepts and its two choirs, opposite each other, in the manner of a Byzantine basilica. The Romanesque octagonal bell tower has 49 bells and two turrets. One of them (known as the Jean de Nivelles Tower) houses a 15th century copper jacquemart.
Under the main nave, a converted basement allows an archaeological visit, offering the discovery of the foundations of the five successive churches preceding the Romanesque construction, built from the 7th to the 10th century. There is talk of the beginnings of Christianity in the early Middle Ages! The first Merovingian church, built around 650, houses the burial vaults of the first religious community of the abbey of Nivelles. The last church erected by the Carolingians contains the tomb of Ermentrude, granddaughter of Hugues Capet. Finally, the cloister gives us a vague idea of what the imposing abbey complex might have been like.

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Manej
Visited in august 2018
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Tout simplement magnifique. Elle vaut le détour par Nivelles.
butaes
Visited in june 2017
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histoire, folklore, delicieuse tarte al djote, La collégiale st gertrude est prestigieuse de notre passé, les rois francs et caroloringiens, se sont établis dans le brabant et la belgique, et sont de la famille de Charlemagne. Ste gertrude est aussi la patronne des chats. ambiance conviviale et chaleureuse
manchot007
Visited in december 2016
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Une des plus grandes Eglises en style pur Roman d'Europe; Magnifique de sobriété et de lumière
mina69
Visited in december 2016
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magnifique édifice d'art roman dont le dernier niveau de ce puissant volume est occupé par une salle voûtée de trois coupoles, dite « salle impériale » accessible par deux tourelles d’escaliers latérales, lors des visites guidées uniquement
je conseille à tous la visite guidée de ce magnifique et très grand édifice

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