Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart or Koekelberg Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Coeur or Basilique de Koekelberg, Dutch: Basiliek van het Heilig Hart or Basiliek van Koekelberg) is the fifth largest church in the world, and is located in Brussels, Belgium. This basilica is located on the territory of the Koekelberg municipality. The Art Deco church is 89m high and 167m long. The Basilica of St. ... Jesus Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to Jesus. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... This article is about the Christian buildings of worship. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels ( Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters... Koekelberg within the Brussels-Capital Region Koekelberg is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

History

It was built to remember the 75th anniversary of the Belgian independence. In 1905 King Leopold II laid the first stone and the edifice was completed in 1971. 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... King Leopold II Leopold II, King of the Belgians (Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (April 9, 1835–December 17, 1909), succeeded his father, Leopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. ...

External links

• Virtual visit of the Basilica of Koekelberg (http://www.ilotsacre.be/images/virtualvisit/basilique_koekelberg_basiliek.htm)