| Our Lady of Tournai Notre-Dame de Tournai Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik | |
|---|---|
 View of the five Romanesque towers of the Cathedral of Tournai (12th century) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Diocese of Tournai |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Leadership | Bishop Guy Harpigny |
| Location | |
| Location | Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°36′23.58″N 3°23′19.89″E / 50.6065500°N 3.3888583°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Building: unknown [1] Sacristy: G. Hersecap[1] Holy Spirit chapel: Simon Vollant[1] |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic, French Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | Nave: 1140 and 1171[2] Transepts: 1199–1213[1] Transept vaults: 1243–1255[1] Gothic choir:1243–1255[1] Sacristy: 1676[1] Holy Spirit chapel: 1680[1][3] |
| Completed | 1700[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | NW |
| Length | 134 metres (440 ft) |
| Width | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Height (max) | 83 metres (272 ft) |
| Spire(s) | 5 (7 planned) |
| Spire height | 83 metres (272 ft) |
| Official name: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 2000[4] |
| Reference no. | 1009 |
| State Party |  Belgium |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Session | 24th |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936[5] and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Description of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tournai". Picture Library. Royal Institute for the Study and Conservation of Belgium's Artistic Heritage. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Bony 1983, p. 159
- ^ Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai. "La chapelle du Saint-Esprit". Official website (in French). Diocèse de Tournai. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "L'ensemble de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame à l'exception de l'orgue de choeur (partie instrumentale et buffet)". Patrimoine Wallon (in French). Direction de la Protection - Région Wallone. Retrieved 7 July 2011. - n° 57081-CLT-0002-01 - 5 February 1936