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Tournai or Tournay (/ t ʊər ˈ n eɪ / toor-NAY, French: ⓘ; Picard: Tornai; Walloon: Tornè ⓘ; Dutch: Doornik [ˈdoːrnɪk] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai; Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik), or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936 [ 5 ] and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
The Belfry of Tournai, a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. Since 2005, it is recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as part of the bi-national inscription "Belfries of Belgium and France" in recognition of its architecture and importance in the history of municipal power in Europe.
Location of the Tournaisis The Tournaisis, or Tournai (Flemish: Doornik ), a territory in the Low Countries in present-day Belgium , is one of Europe's oldest town centres. [ 1 ] Located in the Wallonia region of Belgium on the Scheldt River (French: L'Escaut ), northwest of Mons , Tournai residents are primarily French-speaking.
Tournai rue des Croisiers, Tournai 57081-CLT-0007-01 Info. Oude kerk van Croisiers: Chapel of Saint-Lazare, formerly the chapel of the "Leproserie du Val d'Orcq" (nl) (fr) Tournai chaussée de Lille, Tournai
The Diocese of Tournai (Latin: Dioecesis Tornacensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon and Tournai , which had existed since the 7th century. [ 1 ]
A fire devastated the abbey in 1340 in the Siege of Tournai during the Hundred Years' War. It was later rebuilt by renowned architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez in the 1760s. The abbey was dissolved during the French Revolution in 1796 and the buildings were largely demolished except for the abbot's palace, which today serves as the town hall.
The Belfry of Tournai (French: Beffroi de Tournai) is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway. This landmark building is one of a set of Belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their civic architecture and ...