- Address: Onder-Den-Toren 12, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
- Opening: 1520
- Height: 97 m
- Architect: Jean D'Oasi
- Working hours: daily 09: 00-16: 30
- Cost of visit: free of charge
Mechelen is a small town in Belgium , located only 24 km from Brussels . The main decoration of this city is the Great Square. It is here that one of the most famous landmarks of the country is located - St. Rumold's Cathedral.
Architectural style and features
The facade of the arch-cathedral of St. Rumold in Mechelen is designed in the Gothic style. The interior also includes elements of classicism and baroque. The decoration of the central nave is a marble altar, designed in the Baroque style. At its top is a reliquary with the relics of St. Rumold. His figure adorns the top of the altar. Over his creation worked Lucas Feydherbe, who was a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens himself.
Another decoration of the central nave of St. Rumold's Cathedral in Mechelen is the department, which is made in the form of a fallen tree, its leaves, branches and flowers. Along the central nave there are columns with Gothic arches. Each column is adorned with the figure of one of the four evangelists and 12 apostles. In addition, there is an oak department of the XVIII century, which depicts scenes from the life of the holy martyr Rumold.
In the St. Rumolda Cathedral in Mechelen there is a carillon (a mechanical musical instrument), which is considered one of the best in Europe. It consists of 12 bells, created around 1640-1947. The most famous of them are:
- bell Salvator, whose weight is about 9 tons;
- the bell of Jesus, cast as early as 1460;
- Bell Liberation, created already in 1947.
From the central nave of St. Rumold's Cathedral in Mechelen you can get to the observation deck, but for this you will have to overcome almost 540 steps. From here you have a great view of the city, and if you want, you can even see Brussels .
How to get there?
Getting to St. Rumold's Cathedral is not difficult, as it can be seen from any part of Mechelen. Next to it lies the street Nieuwwerk and Steenweg. Just 120 meters (2 minutes walk) from the cathedral is the Mechelen Schoenmarkt stop, which can be reached by bus route number 1.
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