Place of worship

National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur - Basiliek van het Heilig Hart

Brussels, Belgium11 tours & tickets

National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
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About National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic minor basilica and parish church in Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, inspired by the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur in Paris. Symbolically, King Leopold II laid the first stone in 1905 during the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence. The construction was halted by the two world wars and finished only in 1970. Belonging to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels, it is the 17th largest church by area in the world and the largest in Belgium.

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Things to do at National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

11 tours and tickets are available here. A few of them:

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