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1899. Completed. 1908. Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk (Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) is a Roman Catholic church in Ostend, Belgium. The neo-Gothic building was constructed 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.
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- Atlantic Wall Museum. Ostend’s Raversyde neighbourhood has been left with one of the best preserved remnants of the immense German Second World War coastal defence, the Atlantikwall.
- Beach of Ostend. In the warmer months the appeal of Ostend’s beach is self-explanatory. There’s around seven kilometres of irresistible fine sand, more than 100 metres wide in places.
- Zeilschip Mercator. This handsome 78.5-meter, three-master sailboat is permanently moored in front of Ostend’s city hall, serving as a floating museum and landmark.
- Kusttram (Coast Tram) Almost all of the Belgian coast is served by a tramline that first opened between Ostend and Nieuwpoort in 1885. The Kusttram is now almost 70 kilometres long and as well as being one of the few interurban tramways still running, is also the longest tramline in the world.
Ostend, Belgium. Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk (Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) 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.
- Prins Boudewijnstraat 12, Ostend, Belgium
Location. Sint-Pietersstraat z/n. Oostende 8400. Show location on map. The church St.-Petrus- and Paulus is a neogotic church built in 1907 which consists of beautiful stained-glass windows. The tomb of Louise-Marie, the queen of Belgium who deceased in Oostende, is situated in the chapel of the main altar (only to be visited upon request).
De kerk verving de Sint-Pieterskerk, die op 14 augustus 1896 door brand vernield werd. Koning Leopold II koesterde grootse plannen voor Oostende, en had graag de afbraak van deze decanale kerk gewild. Maar hij stootte op verzet van de toenmalige deken. Kwatongen uit de Brugse bourgeoisie verspreidden het gerucht dat de koning meer zou afweten ...
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De Sint-Petrus- en Sint-Pauluskerk is een neogotische kerk (1905) met prachtige glasramen. De kerk beschikt ook over twee schitterende orgels: achteraan op het doksaal bevindt zich het romantische Schijvenorgel, een meesterwerk van de twintigste-eeuwse orgelbouw. Vooraan vindt men het schitterende transeptorgel in Silbermann-stijl, gebouwd in 2004 door de firma Thomas uit Francorchamps. In de ...
