This is the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. It has a long history and was completed in 1519, but it was only been granted cathedral-status in 1962. The cathedral is involved with a very cool project: falcons for everyone. Towards the end of the nineties, a couple of hibernating peregrine falcons, which are the fastest birds in the world, were discovered on top of one of the towers. Later, in the spring of 2004, a pair of falcons nested on a balcony on top of the cathedral’s northern tower. At the beginning of March, the female laid three eggs. The project “Falcons for everyone” was developed: cameras were installed so people could watch a live video stream of the falcons on their website. Every spring since then, falcons have been breeding there and people can watch them.
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