Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral's first stone was laid on July 1st, 1854. The last was sealed in December 1999. It was Saint Pius Lille in 1913, with the basilica as its cathedral.
About this building
The cathedral of Lille integrates an exuberant and grandiose neo-gothic architecture, never finished, with an Art Nouveau decor in the chapels, and finally a contemporary facade that is unique in style and materials. A technical and attractive feat, using a metal-framework for a pointed arch enclosing 110 plates of thin translucent marble, white on the outside and giving a flamboyant orange light within the church.