Lecture by Mr Hugo Claes – St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, the restoration of a unique building dating back to the origins of Brabant Gothic architecture

Saturday 12/12/2026 (in Dutch)

Speaker: Mr Hugo Claes (architect, former director of the Restoration Department of the Buildings Agency).

“St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, the restoration of a unique building dating back to the origins of Brabant Gothic architecture”

A look back at the latest major restoration work on Brussels Cathedral, which began in 1983 and was completed in 2000.

Buildings such as Gothic cathedrals are among the most important physical evidence of medieval social development in Western Europe. The construction of these buildings was made possible in part by significant economic and technical advances.

Innovative research techniques to study the stability of Gothic structures, in-depth studies on the history of construction and the latest implementation techniques have led to new insights and opened up new possibilities for the restoration of Brussels Cathedral.

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