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Church of Notre-Dame du Sablon

Notre-Dame du Sablon is a Brabantine Gothic church that began as a small chapel of the Brussels crossbowmen, around 1304, on land granted to their guild. In 1348 a statuette of the Virgin arrived, whose cult and the Ommegang procession gave the church a prominent role in the life of the city. The choir was finished around 1435 and the nave reached seven bays; the tabernacle dates from 1549. The Thurn und Taxis family added Baroque chapels. The interior preserves the pulpit of Truth by Marc de Vos (1697), the organ of 1763 and stained glass of the 19th and 20th centuries that give the church its fame. Neo-Gothic restorations by the Van Ysendycks added pinnacles and flying buttresses. It is in the Sablon district, opposite the Place du Petit Sablon.

Things to do at Church of Notre-Dame du Sablon: 4 missions

• Photograph the pinnacles and flying buttresses from outsideWalk around the outside of the church and look for the pinnacles and flying buttresses from the Van Ysendyck Neo-Gothic restoration.
• Look at the choir stained glassStand in the nave and look at the choir's stained glass, installed in the 19th century.
• Find the 1763 organLook for the 1763 organ inside the nave and notice the case.
• Look for Marc de Vos's pulpit of truthInside, find the Baroque pulpit of 1697 and look at its carving.

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Source: Web oficial - Amigos de la iglesia del Sablon