The history of the Antwerp Cathedral of our Lady

Explore the captivating journey through time and history as we unravel the rich tapestry of the Antwerp Cathedral of Our Lady from its humble beginnings as a pre-Romanesque Chapel to the Gothic masterpiece it is today.

Chapters:
00:32 7th Century - Caloes - First settlement — Missionaries in Antwerp
02:02 9th Century - Viking attack
02:25 Second settlement
02:57 11th Century - Pre-romanesque Chapel of our Lady
03:49 12th Century - Romanesque Church of our Lady
04:17 1200 Surface of Antwerp doubles
04:50 14th Century - Start construction Gothic Church
05:22 1413 - Gothic Choir completed
06:09 15th Century - Church expanded in width
06:36 1475 - Two halves
06:59 1492 - Columbus discovers America
07:59 1518 - Great Gothic tower completed
08:11 Antwerp prospers - Start of the “New Work”
08:51 1533 - Fire
09:27 1559 - The church become a Cathedral
09:39 Iconoclastic fury and Calvinistic regime
10:05 Counter-Reformation - Baroque era - Rubens
10:43 French Rule
11:54 19th Century - Neo-gothic resurgence
12:12 The church becomes Cathedral once again


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