St Hubert's Basilica, Minor basilica in Saint-Hubert, Belgium.
St Hubert's Basilica is a church in Saint-Hubert that blends Gothic and Baroque styles. Inside, high vaulted ceilings rise above ornate stonework, creating the building's layered architectural character.
The monastery was founded in 687 and received Saint Hubert's remains in 825, making it a major pilgrimage site. These events shaped it into a significant religious center for the region.
The basilica is also called Saints Peter and Paul, likely because statues of these two saints decorate the main altar and once filled the facade niches. The 1986 statue of Saint Hubert atop the facade, by sculptor Jean Willame, replaced an original removed in 1958 after its head fell onto the Place de l'Abbaye in 1949.
The nave roof, built in 1557, is held together by mortise-and-tenon joints fixed with wooden pegs; the crypt was consecrated on 18 August 1560 and the choir on 16 November of the same year. The building is a listed monument since 22 February 1938 and part of Wallonia's exceptional heritage list since 25 July 1996.
In the roof space above the nave stands a wooden treadmill wheel about 4 metres across, built around 1730. One or two men walked inside it to hoist loads of up to 3 tonnes. It is still in place today.
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