About the Basilica

From the initial plans at the end of the 19th century to its final completion, almost a century passed.

The building you can now admire is a testament to contemporary art, refined by the structures of the spirit of the time with the desire to approach, as during the Renaissance, eternal beauty.

The concept for this religious building could only be realised through the collaboration between Albert Van Huffel, the architect and designer, Paul Rome, the engineer, and Harry Elstrøm, the sculptor. All three were innovators in their fields.