Oostende Residences

Oostende is a town on the sea of an ultimate beauty. It has gained the recognition and passionate love of tourists for plenty of interesting landmarks and sights as well as for a vast choice of entertaining destinations. Among the most significant spots of tourist interest in the city the Saint Petrus and Saint Paulus church (Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk) is worth tourist attention. The church was built at the edge of the 19th – 20th centuries and is a genuine sample of Neo-Gothic style. The height of the church towers is about 72m. The premises of the church keep the table tomb of the first queen of Belgium – Marie Louise of Orleans.

The Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower (Sint-Pieterstoren) is a landmark of the earlier period. The construction is mostly known under nickname of “caster”. The tower is the only element of the church built in the 15th century which has survived till nowadays. The most remarkable fact about the church is that in the course of five hundred years of history the tower has not changed and still appears in its initial look. In the course of its long history the tower has not been restored or reconstructed in any scale way.
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