Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

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Western facade

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk (Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul), the main church of Ostende, Belgium is a Neo-Gothic church.

It is built on the ashes of a previous church that occupied the site. King Leopold II enthusiasly enterprised a plan to build a new and more magnificent church. Construction started at 1899 and was completed and consecrated on by Bishop Waffelaert on on August 31, 1908. Its stained glass windows were destroyed during the two World Wars and were replaced by stained glass by Michiel Martens. The church is 70 meters long and 30 meters wide. Its spires are 72 meters high.

The church was built in Neo-Gothic style according to plans by architect Louis de la Censerie who based his plans on the Gothic Cologne Cathedral and the Neo-Gothic Votivkirche in Vienna.