Panoramas to explore
3 panoramas
Nave and Choir · A Thousand Years of Architecture Layered
Notger · architectes médiévaux et baroques · 987 · 1011 · XVe · 1701
Guide :
You stand at the centre of a church founded in 987 by Notger, whose nave is the oldest in Liège. Ahead of you, the 15th-century Gothic choir; above, brick vaults from 1701. To the right, the great Brabant retable of the Passion and Life of Saint Denis, made between 1522 and 1537 in the Lambert Lombard and Borman workshops. A thousand years hold together in a single view — what do you open your eyes to first?
Our Lady of the Pont des Arches · The Virgin Who Sailed up the Meuse
Statue anonyme · triptyque d'Alfred Martin · Statue XVIe · peinture 1926
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This 16th-century statue, 1.60 m tall, once occupied a niche on the Pont des Arches. During the great flood of 1643, the bridge collapsed and the statue fell into the river. Legend has it that she sailed back upstream against the current and came to rest near the church of Sainte-Aldegonde. Do you believe in statues that sail up rivers?
Choir Altar and Stained Glass
Architecture gothique XVe · vitraux néo-gothiques 1852 · XVe siècle · 1852
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You stand as close as you can get to the altar, where five centuries of devotion can be read in a single glance. The 15th-century Gothic vault frames stained glass installed in 1852; the marble altar and gilded tabernacle were put in place during the Baroque campaign of the 17th and 18th centuries. Underfoot, the black-and-white chequered floor draws the eye toward the sanctuary like a stone arrow. This choir, long reserved for canons, is now open to all. What in this layering of time holds your attention most?
