Church of Sainte-Alène

The Antoinist church on Boulevard Guillaume Van Haelen was built in an eclectic style in 1915 by the architect Charles Rifflart. The Antinista cult is a Christian-inspired healing cult founded in 1910 by Louis-Joseph Antoine (1846-1912) in the province of Liège. It is characterised by simple rites. It is the only religion born in Belgium and whose fame and success has spread beyond the borders. The Antoinist church of Forest was desecrated in 2016 and now hosts exhibitions and other events.

The Church of St. Gilles was built in an eclectic style from 1868 to 1878. The first church was built in Saint-Gilles, then called Obbrussel, as early as the 13th century. Destroyed in 1578 by the inhabitants to prevent it from being used by the Spanish troops who were besieging Brussels, a new church was consecrated in 1600. Remodelled several times, the church was eventually destroyed in order to build a larger one in 1868, as the suburb of Saint-Gilles was experiencing a strong demographic growth. The plans for this new building were entrusted to town planner Victor Besme.

This church, consecrated to St. Anthony of Padua was completed in 1897. The Neo-Gothic style building was built in two stages.