Mahieus Chapel

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Located on the corner with Vliekaertstraat. so-called "Mahieus" or "Heihoek chapel" dedicated to Our Lady, built by order of Mrs. Mahieu-Tack (Roeselare) and inaugurated in 1906. Five-sided floor plan with rectangular closure. Combination of polygonal, slate roof crowned with turret - with wrought iron cross and weathervane - and hipped roof (slates). Yellow brick construction on bluestone plinth. Eclectic place of worship with a neo-Gothic touch, typified by carved angled buttresses, round-arched and toothed frieze, and pointed arch windows.

 

Source : DE GUNSCH A., METDEPENNINGHEN C. & VANNESTE P. with the cooperation of TANSENS A. 2001: Inventory of the cultural heritage in Belgium, Architecture, Province of West-Flanders, Arrondissement of Roeselare, Cantons Hooglede - Izegem - Lichtervelde, Building through the centuries in Flanders 17n2, Brussels - Turnhout.
Authors : De Gunsch, Ann, Metdepenninghen, Catheline, Tansens, Annick, Vanneste, Pol
Date : 2001

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BE | | Public | Dutch

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