Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Local nameSint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk
LocationOstend, België - Belgique - Belgien

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, the main church of Ostend, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic Neo-Gothic church.

It is built on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiastically supported a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started in 1899 and was completed and consecrated by Bishop Waffelaert on August 31, 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by windows by Michiel Martens. The church is 70 meters long and 30 meters wide. Its spires are 72 meters high.

The church was built in the Neo-Gothic style according to plans by architect Louis Delacenserie, who based his design on the Gothic Cologne Cathedral and the Neo-Gothic Votivkirche in Vienna.

Tags Place of WorshipRoman CatholicChurchChristianRegional HeritageHeritageNeo-Gothic Architecture
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Opening hours

9 am - noon & 3 pm - 5 pm

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

More info (Dutch) http://openkerken.be/church_detail.asp?n=sint-petrus-en-paulus&churchID=947

Address 12 Prins Boudewijnstraat, Oostende 8400, Belgium

Coordinates 51°13'46.623" N 2°55'16.477" E

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