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.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Stained glass

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Steps to enter the building or churchyard
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Lille Cathedral

An edifice dedicated to the Virgin built in the 19th century, in 1856, the construction of which lasted until 1999, and thus spread over several generations of architects.

Sainte-Catherine Church, Lille

The church of Sainte-Catherine is linked to the history of Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille, patron saint of the city of Lille. The statue had been saved from the destruction of the collegiate church of Saint-Pierre, and was sheltered for a time in the church of Sainte-Catherine. The building, in its present state, was rebuilt in the 15th and early 16th centuries, and then remodelled in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.