Exterior view
by EYNDE, Jan van den, Photo
The ground-plan of this church combines a centralized cruciform space to the west for the laity with a deep choir, necessary for Norbertine choral services. The treatment of space is more emphatic here than in other Norbertine abbey churches, on account of the happy combination of a radial plan with a very long and axially accentuated choir.
The fa�ade is tall and slender but it does not reveal the triple structure ultimately derived from Francart, in which half columns and pilasters function as defining elements. The Late Baroque feeling for opulence is displayed in the articulated outlines of the mouldings and the central entrance.
The photo shows the fa�ade.