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© SergiyN/Shutterstock.com Belgium declared its independence in 1830, though its history stretches back much further. These 11 unique buildings provide snapshots of the country’s trajectory through time. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp This Gothic building built between 1353 and 1533 replaced an earlier Romanesque church on the site. Its 405-feet-high (123 m) north tower was completed in 1518 and was intended to be accompanied by a second, which was never built further than the main roof level. Consecrated as a cathedral in 1559, it is a dominant landmark in Antwerp, while its interior, with its triple aisles, is typical of northern Gothic “hall church.” It is an unusually large church, though the Holy Roman emperor Charles V laid the foundation stone for an extension that would have m

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