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Discover Tournai in Belgium
Tournai in the region of Walloon Region with its 67,721 habitants is a town located in Belgium - some 45 mi or ( 73 km ) West of Brussels , the country's capital .
Local time in Tournai is now 04:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Tournai. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tournai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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flashmob ULM La Madeleine Tournai
flashmob dans la cour de l'Institut la Madeleine à Tournai ..
Tournai-Pont des Trous-Escaut
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Les 4 cortèges à Tournai (Province de Hainaut, Belgique)
Final sur la Grand-Place de Tournai de la géante Reine Tournai. Première sortie après sa restauration complète. Elle est accompagnée de la Fanfare Ste Cécile de Moulbaix (Ath, Belgique). ..
Hornu Doornik
Daguitstap Davidsfonds 2005 Doornik en Le Grand Hornu ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai, also called (Doornik), is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, by the splitting of the diocese of Noyon and Tournai that had existed since the 7th century. It is now suffragan of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.
Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tournai Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik) is Roman Catholic church, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia's major heritage since 1936 and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Belfry of Tournai
The belfry of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 metres 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. Construction of the belfry began around 1188 when King Philip Augustus of France granted Tournai its town charter, conferring among other privileges the right to mount a communal bell to ring out signals to the townsfolk.
Located at 50.61 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Musée des Beaux-Arts Tournai
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum. The inception of the museum was in the beginning of the 20th century when Henri Van Cutsem, a Belgian art collector, offered his collection to the city of Tournai in 1905. The collection contained important works of important 19th century French painters like Manet, Monet, Seurat and others.
Located at 50.60 3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tournai railway station
The railway station of Tournai, in Belgium, is situated on line 94. The first train arrived there on 24 January 1842. A first neo-classical stone building dating from the 1840s was later dismantled and replaced to serve as the railway station of the town of Leuze-en-Hainaut. The current station building was designed by Henri Beyaert and erected between 1874-1879.
Located at 50.61 3.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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