St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres

St Martin's Church
St Martin's Church
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Diocese of Bruges
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	proto-cathedral
Location
Location	Ypres
Geographic coordinates	50°51′6.5″N 2°53′6″E / 50.851806°N 2.88500°E / 50.851806; 2.88500
Architecture
Type	Cathedral
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	1230
Completed	1370
Height (max)	102 metres (335 ft)

St Martin's Church (Dutch: Sint-Maartenskerk), also called St Martin's Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Maartenskathedraal), is a church and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres.^[1][2] It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such. At 102 metres (335 ft) tall, it is among the tallest buildings in Belgium.^{[citation needed]}