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Postmarked August 18, 1961 The Cathedral of Our Lady is a cathedral in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The cathedral is located on the Handschoenmarkt and is the main church of the diocese of Antwerp. She is dedicated to Maria. The church was a cathedral between 1559 and 1803 and from 1961 to the present day. The tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady is part of a group of 56 belfries in Belgium and France included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Gothic cross church that was built between 1352 and 1521. The first was the choir, which was completed in 1415. Then the ship, the transept and the western tower front were built simultaneously. The ship was completed in 1487, work on the transept continued until 1495. After that, work continued on the western towers and the crossing tower for years. Architect Rombout II Keldermans was involved in the construction of the cathedral.
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