La Cambre Abbey facts for kids
La Cambre Abbey (French: Abbaye de la Cambre) is a former abbey in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It is between Bois de la Cambre and the Ixelles Ponds. It was founded in 1201 by a noble woman of Brussels, Gisèle. The abbey church is a Catholic church. The monastery also has the headquarters of the Belgian National Geographic Institute and a visual arts school. It has a small park in the front and a larger one in the back.
Images for kids
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La Cambre Abbey in the early 18th century
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The abbey church (14th–16th centuries) -
View of the gardens -
Another view of the gardens -
St. Boniface's Chapel
See also
In Spanish: Abadía de La Cambre para niños
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