Church of Our Lady of the Visitation

Built on a hill, within its cemetery and preceded by a forecourt formed by a large staircase delimited on either side by the cemetery gates. It was built in brick and stone from Gobertange from 1771 to 1780 according to the plans of the architect Jaumotte, at the expense of the abbeys of La Ramée and Florival. It consists of a four-storey front tower, a nave and a narrower chancel with gabled sides, flanked by two sacristies. The tower rises between rounded returns. In 1839, it underwent a first neoclassical restoration campaign in Gobertange stone. As a result of this restoration, the door with a mitre lintel under a cornice resting on jambs with Tuscan capitals, as well as the oculus between two semi-circular arched windows on the upper floors. The nave and chancel are made of brick except for the large plinth, the corner harps and the semi-circular windows, which are made of stone. The bedside is blind. The plastered interior has the date "ANNO 1780" on the west side. The low-slung barrel vault rests on Tuscan columns. The side aisles and the chancel, with its grooved ceilings, are punctuated by pilasters. Homogeneous furniture: pew, confessionals, Louis XVI style stalls, Louis XV style pulpit. 18th century organ, case and balustrade from the end of the 18th century.

Source: FM - Walloon Heritage Agency - Inventory of Real Estate Cultural Heritage http://www.wallonie.be/patrimoine/ipic File generated on 06/11/2020

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