Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula is Treurenberg hill of Brussels, on the border between the old and new parts of the city. The Church is a magnificent piece of Gothic art, the saints are Holy patrons of the Belgian capital. This architectural structure with symmetrical towers, columns with delicate capitals, statues of saints and beautiful stained glass Windows is the current iconic Cathedral, which attracts the attention of tourists and guests of the capital. He is in line for its cultural significance to the Cathedral of Antwerp and Collection of Notre Dame. Here is the mausoleum of the Belgian national hero - Frederic de Merode.

Originally, the Cathedral was named after St. Michael. However, after migrating to the Church remains Gudule in g. behind him was strengthened modern double name. The original building was built in the Romanesque style, however, after the reconstruction in the XIII century. it was changed to Gothic. The height of the Cathedral – 64M, length – 110 m; for comparison, the height of the Notre Dame in Paris is 33m. In the Cathedral there is a large and beautiful body.

The Cathedral was carried out such significant for Belgium event: the funeral of albert I in 1934 and his wife Astrid of Sweden in 1965; in 1995 it was visited by Pope John Paul II. In 1999 he signed the marriage of Duke Philip and the Duchess Matilda, and 2003 – Prince Laurent and Princess Claire.