Catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gúdula de Bruselas (Esp-Eng)

La catedral de Bruselas o catedral de San Miguel y Santa Gúdula (en francés, cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule) es uno de los emblemas de la ciudad. Su majestuosidad y elegancia son impresionantes y constituye uno delos referentes del Gótico del Norte de Europa.

Se empezó a erigir en 1226 con piedra de Gobertange y se concluyó su construcción en 1500.

Constituía un gran lugar de peregrinación ya que era un punto de encuentro entre las dos rutas más importantes del Norte del viejo continente, la de Flandes a Colonia y la de Amberes a Mons.

Lo que más me impresionó, a parte de las grandes dimensiones, fueron las vidrieras, unas verdaderas obras de arte a la altura de Notre Dame en París o la Catedral de Reims.

Como curiosidad decir que no pasó a ser catedral hasta 1962, hasta la fecha era considerada colegiata.

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The Brussels Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gúdula (in French, cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule) is one of the emblems of the city. Its majesty and elegance are impressive and it is one of the references of the Gothic of Northern Europe.

It began to be erected in 1226 with Gobertange stone and its construction was completed in 1500.

It was a great place of pilgrimage since it was a meeting point between the two most important routes in the North of the old continent, from Flanders to Cologne and from Antwerp to Mons. 

What impressed me the most, apart from the large dimensions, were the stained glass windows, true works of art on a par with Notre Dame in Paris or Reims Cathedral. The Brussels Cathedral or Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gúdula (in French, cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule) is one of the emblems of the city. Its majesty and elegance are impressive and it is one of the references of the Gothic of Northern Europe.

It began to be erected in 1226 with Gobertange stone and its construction was completed in 1500.

It was a great place of pilgrimage since it was a meeting point between the two most important routes in the North of the old continent, from Flanders to Cologne and from Antwerp to Mons. 

What impressed me the most, apart from the large dimensions, were the stained glass windows, true works of art on a par with Notre Dame in Paris or Reims Cathedral.

As a curiosity to say that it did not become a cathedral until 1962, to date it was considered a collegiate church.