ST. MAURICE'S CHURCH: THE NAVE
The façade, with its three portals, steeples of open construction, and white stone tower at the entrance, dates from the second half of the 19th century. The old square tower was pulled down in 1826 as unsafe. These different alterations were carried out under the direction of the architect Lannissie. According to Monseigneur Dehaisnes, the remarkable exterior of this church is due to these successive restorations and alterations.
Inside the church are rows of round slender columns with sculptured capitals, irregularly spaced.
DOOR OF THE VESTRY
The springing of the binding ribs or projecting arches which line the vaults, and their graceful arched branches, rest on and meet at the capitals. The point of intersection of the arches is marked by a pendant keystone. High and broad mullioned windows (note the stone uprights dividing the bays) amply light the interior. In the choir aisles are the following paintings: St. Charles Borromée and St. Francis, by Van Oost, and "Les Disciples d'Emmaüs," by Van der Burgh; in the chapel of St. Barbara: "Vision de Sté. Therese," by Van Oost and a landscape by Van der Burgh; in the chapel of the Virgin: "Mariage de la Vierge," by Wamps, "Glorification de la Vierge," by Van Minne, and "La Cène," by Van Audenaerde. In the vestry are 15th and 16th century chasubles and 17th century tapestries.
CHEVET OF ST. MAURICE'S CHURCH
See itinerary, p. [25]