This was much smaller and than a lot of the other churches that I visited, but unfortunately the…read moremain cathedral wasn't open to the public, at least from when I was standing outside looking for a way in. However, while wandering down one of the streets I came across this place which was open to the public meaning that we were able to go inside and have a look around. This is quite a nice little church, and has its fair share of religious works of art including paintings and statuary. However, as I mentioned, it is rather small so don't expect too much from it.

From the owner: En plein centre Cette église de style gothique fut édifié en cinq siècles! Elle est composée de…read morecinq nefs de hauteur égale (ce qui est rare)et ornée d'une dizaine de toiles de dimension importante de Van Oost et d'une petite toile anonyme plus ancienne représentant Saint Maurice.

From the owner: Quand la musique nous met aux anges... Sa décoration est d'une richesse surprenante caractéristique…read moredu Second Empire. Son mobilier s'inspire autant du style espagnol que flamand. A remarquer, le superbe retable du ch'ur de style baroque, une chaire de style éclectique aux réminiscences néo-romanes et byzantines.

After we had dropped off our bags we decided to go for a bit of a wander around Lille and, and we…read morehad previously walked past this rather large church so we decided to step inside to have a look around. Well, as you can expect this place was pretty impressive, but then again this is something that I have basically come to expect of most churches in on the continent, especially the larger ones. In a way this was similar to many of the other cathedrals that I had wondered into, but that didn't mean that it was any less stunning. Like many of these older Cathedrals the architecture was stunning, as was the interior art and decorations. It was a fantastic place to spend some time.

From the owner: Au C'ur de la ville 'uvre de Jules Batigny, cette église catholique fut construite entre 1875 et…read more1926. A l'intérieur, on peut notamment admirer une splendide chaire et, dans la chapelle inaugurée en juin 1890, de magnifiques vitraux classés monuments historiques, exécutés à Chartres d'après les dessins du peintre valenciennois H.Crauck.