Mechelen Cathedral off Grote Markt with a statue of Margaret of Austria, who ruled the Netherlands for nearly 25 years in the early 16th century on behalf of her nephew Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The Rumbold Belfry is 100 m tall – it is just over 500 steps to the top.
Belgium, Mechelen, Cathedral
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