19 Sights in Namur, Belgium (with Map and Images)

The Fort d'Emines is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built in the same era by Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières, the fort was built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a new material, rather than masonry. In 1914 the fort was heavily bombarded by German artillery in the Battle of Namur. Unlike seven of the nine Namur forts, Émines was never upgraded to become part of the fortified position of Namur. Instead, it became a supply and munitions depot. The fort is now abandoned on private property.

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The Church of Saint-Berthuin is a Roman Catholic church in Malonne, Belgium. The former Romanesque abbey church of the abbey of Malonne, an important monastery in the region, was replaced by the current church, in baroque style, for the tower and nave part, between 1651 and 1653. Due to lack of money, the Romanesque choir remained in place until 1722 when it was also transformed. Formerly an abbey church, it became a parish church when the canons of the Order of St. Augustine had to leave the premises during the French Revolution.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Berthuin de Malonne (FR)

The Church of St. Joseph is a former Catholic religious building, located in the center of the city of Namur, Belgium: it dates from the seventeenth century. Church of the convent of the Carmelite fathers it became parish of Saint-Joseph when reopened to worship in 1818. Closed in 2008 for security reasons, the church was deconsecrated and reopened in 2018, after restoration, as a center of activities and cultural animation of the city of Namur. Since 2021, masses are celebrated for students by the Emmanuel community.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Joseph de Namur (FR), Heritage Website

The Belfry of Namur, also called the Tour Saint-Jacques, is an historical building in Namur, Belgium. The tower, constructed in 1388 as part of the city wall, became a belfry in 1746. It is one of the 56 belfries of Belgium and France classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because of their importance as a representation of civic architecture in Europe and their testimony to the rising and influence of the city.

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The Citadel or Castle of Namur is a fortress in the Walloon capital city of Namur, at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers. It is originally from the Roman era, but has been rebuilt several times. Its current form was designed by Menno van Coehoorn, and improved upon by Vauban after the siege of 1692. It has been classified as a Wallonia Major Heritage site. Its highest point sits at 190m.

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The Saint-Aubain tower is a religious building of Romanesque style, surmounted by a Gothic spire, located behind the cathedral of Namur (Belgium), without being attached to it. Vestige of the former collegiate church of Namur, the bell tower is considered the "bell tower" of the cathedral built in the eighteenth century, and houses the carillon of Namur, a set of 49 bells.

Wikipedia: Tour Saint-Aubain (FR)

The Hospice Saint-Gilles is a hospital institution of medieval origin and rebuilt in the Renaissance, located on the banks of the Meuse, from the rue Notre-Dame, in Namur (Belgium). Built and opened as a hospital in the thirteenth century, it became and remained a hospice until 1965. Completely renovated, it has been the seat of the Parliament of Wallonia since 1998.

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The Church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul d'Erpent is a Roman Catholic church in Erpent, a village now part of the city of Namur, Belgium. The church was erected by the Augustinian canons of the abbey of Géronsart in 1771. It replaces in the same place an old Romanesque church demolished in 1750 by Canon François Mouchon, parish priest of the village at the time.

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St. Aubin's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Namur, Belgium, and the country's only cathedral in academic Late Baroque style. It was the only church built in the Low Countries as a cathedral after 1559, when most of the dioceses of the Netherlands were reorganized. It is classified as part of Wallonia's Major Heritage by the Walloon Region.

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The church of Notre-Dame d'Harscamp, formerly Saints-Pierre-et-Paul, located rue Saint-Nicolas, in the heart of old Namur, is a Renaissance style church, built in 1750. Classified as a major heritage site in Wallonia in 1936, it was deconsecrated in 2004. The church is now used for its cultural activities under the name 'Harscamp Cultural Space'.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame d'Harscamp (FR), Heritage Website

The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a Catholic religious building located in the historic heart of the city of Namur. Built in the thirteenth century it was restored in 1547, 1616 and, more recently, in 1890. The church is now at the service of the Catholic parish community of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Saint-Loup.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Namur (FR), Heritage Website

The Provincial Palace of Namur is a Renaissance building on Place Saint-Aubain in Namur, Belgium. Built as the episcopal palace of the diocese of Namur in the mid-eighteenth century it became, in 1814, the seat of government and administration of the province of Namur, which it still is today (2014).

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Louise-Marie Park is a green space in the Belgian city of Namur. Bearing the name of Louise-Marie d'Orléans, wife of Leopold I and first queen of the Belgians, the park is bordered, along its south-east side, by the street called Rempart de la Vierge, recalling its origin.

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The Hôtel de Groesbeeck-de Croix, which houses the Museum of Decorative Arts of Namur, is a listed building located in the city of Namur in Belgium, built in the thirteenth century and refurbished in the mid-eighteenth century by the architect Jean-Baptiste Chermanne.

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The Arsenal de Namur is a 100-metre long building on the banks of the Sambre in Namur, Belgium. Built in the late seventeenth century, it serves as a university restaurant at the University of Namur. It is classified as a major heritage site in Wallonia.

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The chapel of Hastimoulin is a former religious building of the thirteenth century located in Saint-Servais, today a suburb of Namur (Belgium). Classified and renovated at the end of the twentieth century, it is no longer used for worship.

Wikipedia: Chapelle d'Hastimoulin (FR), Heritage Website

Founded in 1912, the African Museum of Namur (MusAfrica) is a rich and surprising cultural institution of the Belgian museum landscape. It is currently closed for renovation and expansion. It is scheduled to reopen in 2024.

Wikipedia: Musée africain de Namur (FR), Website

The Halle al'Chair, located in the Belgian city of Namur, is a historic Mosan style building built in the sixteenth century. Originally built for the butchers' guild, it now houses the Archaeological Museum of Namur.

Wikipedia: Halle al'Chair (FR)

The Church of Saint-Loup is a Roman Catholic church in the centre of Namur, Belgium. Baroque style, it was built in the seventeenth century as St. Ignatius' Church in the service of the Jesuit college adjoining it.

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