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around 1000, an adjacent collegiate church was built and its parish title was handed to the chapter in 1134. Most likely on its spot, already from around the next turn of the century onwards the well known St. Rumbold's Church was built, consecrated in 1312, and promoted to cathedral in 1559. This
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The cathedral has two organs. The main organ on the reverse side of the west facade was built in 1957 by organ builder
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of ground and tower, there was talk of completing the entire spire from the original drawings. In 2010, prior to the construction of an underground car park at Saint
Rumbold's north side, 4,165 skeletons were unearthed during archeological excavations of the cemetery.
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has measured 161 metres since the 19th century), the very heavy St. Rumbold's tower was built on what had once been wetlands, though with foundations only three metres deep its site appears to have been well-chosen. After a few years, in 1454, its chief architect
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Johannes Paulus II aan Mechelen, in 1985, nét op zijn 65ste verjaardag. Hij sprak toen de 'gevleugelde woorden' uit over de Grote Markt: '...Mechelaars, uw toren is niet
437:'s surrounding ornament of sculpted cabbage leaves, that had been an inspiration for numerous Brabantine Gothic churches, was replaced with a double ring of crops. In 2005, after engineers had figured out the
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533:, which strikes the hours and weighs 8 tons. Up to 1923, the cathedral had 18 bell ringers prior to electricity taking over. Thirty-nine steps above this instrument, there is a second complete
802:, higher grounds a little outside the later city walls of Mechelen. A 9th century St. Rumbold's Chapel in the city centre stood till 1580, was rebuilt in 1597 and demolished in 1798. After
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but only seven metres of this were built, hence the unusual shape. A deliberately weak connection closed the gap between tower and church upon finishing the construction.
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nearby. His remains are rumoured to be buried inside the cathedral. State-of-the-art examination of the relics honoured as Saint
Rumbold's and kept in a shrine in the
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Mechelsche beroerte. Bly-eyndend Treur-spel op St.-Rombouts Tooren den 27 january 1687, in volle maen, in-8°. met platen. V.
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managed repairs and continued this second phase, which by the time of his death in 1375 formed the prototype for that High Gothic style. His successors finished the
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and only the largest bells swing, which are still in working order. The weights of the bells range from 16 kg to the most notable bell; the bourdon
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1088:(in Dutch). Torens aan de Dijle vzw (Cooperation between representatives of 8 historical churches at Mechelen, and the City). Archived from
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of the cathedral's tower is easily recognizable and dominates the surroundings. For centuries it held the city documents, served as a
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The small painted shields at St. Rumbold's should not be confused with the armour remnants in the Large Church of
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Stenvert, Ronald; van Ginkel-Meester, Saskia; Stades-Vischer, Elisabeth; Kolman, Chris; van
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player, heard him state: "Your tower is not complete."
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on which concerts are played during the summer months.
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St. Rumbold's was the venue for the 2008 wedding of
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350:A 167 m finished tower design engraved in 1649 by
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1439:"Sint-Romboutstoren Mechelen — Torenweetjes"
1356:(in Dutch). City of Mechelen. Archived from
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912:visit of Mechelen in 1985 included also the
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958:Dries van den Akker s.j. (10 August 2010).
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1064:(in Dutch). Davidsfonds, Leuven.
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1486:Smets, Jan (21 November 2008).
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1735:St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt
1715:Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
1086:"De relieken van Sint-Rombout"
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417:as it is called in Dutch) in
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411:Saint Livinus' Monster Tower
206:97 metres (318 ft) =
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984:. Catholic Online. 2011
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476:World Heritage monument
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270:St. Rumbold's Cathedral
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407:Andries I Keldermans
166:51.02889°N 4.47833°E
136:51.02889°N 4.47833°E
2010:Our Lady of Banneux
1786:Université de Namur
862:(in outdated Dutch)
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