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Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk)

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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 37 attractions in Bruges
Traveler Description: This church features a 122m spire and what is claimed to be the only Michaelangelo statue to have left Italy in his lifetime.
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Attraction type: Religious site, Historic site, Statue
Address: Vrouwekerkhof Zuid Bruges 8000
Belgium
Tel: 00 32-0-50 33 19 17

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Reviews of Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk)

( 1-3 of 3 )
“An unforgetable experience of the senses”
5 of 5 stars
MNKat
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 11, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Upon walking into this Church, I'm sure my jaw dropped and I know tears sprang from my eyes. It is a very moving and special sensory and spiritual experience. The scale of the paintings dwarf a person. The carved wooden pulpit is magnificent. . It's not just about the Michaelangelo. I found it really hard to leave this place. You... more

“Michelangelo statue and good museum”
4 of 5 stars
JK01
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 28, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

It is a pretty church but the reasons to come here are for the Michelangelo "Madonna and Child" as well as the museum. Entry to the Church and the statue is free. There is a small fee for the museum. The museum includes much of the church's artwork. Also included are excavated tombs and an exhibit on Emperor Charles V,... more

“Unbelievable”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Houston, Texas
Oct 25, 2005
14/15 found this review helpful

I have been to so many churches and this one absolutely blew me away. I have been to Notre Dame, Sacre Couer and many local churches in Paris but I LOVED this church. I had a very hard time leaving as I truly felt the presence of God in this church. Laugh if you will but I have been in... more

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Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk) Address

Vrouwekerkhof Zuid, Bruges 8000, Belgium
Tel: 00 32-0-50 33 19 17