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The Church of Our Lady of Laeken (French: Église Notre-Dame de Laeken; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk van Laken) is a Catholic parish church in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium.
L'église Notre-Dame de Laeken est une église néo-gothique du XIX e siècle, se trouvant à l’extrémité de l’avenue de la Reine à Laeken.
The Royal Crypt (French: Crypte royale, Dutch: Koninklijke Crypte) lies underneath the Church of Our Lady in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium. It is the official burial place of the Belgian royal family, including all the Kings of the Belgians and their wives.
Laeken Cemetery with the Church of Our Lady in the background Laeken Cemetery , located behind the church, is known as the Belgian Père Lachaise , after the famous cemetery in Paris, because it used to be the burial place of the rich and the famous.
Le chœur de l'ancienne église Notre-Dame de Laeken est classé comme monument depuis le 9 mars 1936 sous la référence 2043-0008/0 [8]. L'édifice, désaffecté depuis 1850, accueille depuis 2004 quelques activités culturelles [2], [7].
Built by Leopold I, the first king of the then 20-year-old kingdom Belgium, as a mausoleum for his wife Louise of Orléans, the church today holds the tombs of all former Belgian kings and queens.
Just two paces from the royal palace of Laeken, the church, which is on a small remodelled square, is a Neo-Gothic building which is worth a visit, above all, for its close association with the royal family. It was built on the instigation of Leopold I, following the death of Queen Marie-Louise in 1850, after plans by the architect Poelaert.
