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This church is essentially "...a monument to the wealth, sophistication, taste, and devotion of this most Catholic city, whose history and faith stand today celebrated in this wonderful building."

The church demonstrates the Gothic style in the prominent flying buttresses on the exterior which were constructed in the 1270s and 80s.

The nave contains cross vaults and black and white tiled flooring.

The interior demonstrates the heavily ornamented Baroque style in the side aisles and chancel.

One chapel in the church was created in 1482 for a wealthy man named Lodewijk van Gruuthuse, as his personal worship area.

The dress and ornamentation of the bronzed Mary is consistent with the Gothic style, and around the sides is a genealogy.

There is glass over the tomb opening so the frescoes on the walls are visible from above, with Jan Borman being the creator of the tomb.

, known as the Cappella sacra created in the 18th century in the Baroque style,

There is evidence of this date based on payments being made to Michelangelo by Florentine bankers Baldassare and Giovanni Balducci between 1503-1504.

The block of marble used to sculpt the Madonna weighted close to a ton so suitable locations for carving would have been limited. It is likely that Michelangelo began carving the sculpture in Carrara, as he was there for close to a year in 1505. The Madonna was completed in 1506.

But there was a monetary disagreement and Michelangelo had the statue brought privately to the Mouscrons in Bruges instead.

While Michelangelo was alive, the Madonna was the only sculpture to be taken out of Italy.

The sculpture was a memorial to the Mouscron parents, "...which would include a 'sumptuous tabernacle' that would hold an 'excellent' sculpture of the Virgin that is 'very precious' and 'costly'..." No alterations are allowed to be made to the Madonna without proper permission.