Eglise Notre-Dame des Riches Claires facade

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Église Notre-Dame des Riches Claires

Brussels


From a public courtyard off Place St-Géry (go through the black steel gates next to the bistro La Lion St Géry), there's a view of Église Notre Dame des Riches Claires, an intriguing asymmetrical church. Nearby is the Nero mural, one of the city's many comic-strip murals.


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