The Basilica Notre-Dame de Brebières built in a Neo-Byzantine style is the most spectacular monument of the town of Albert. it was destroyed during the Great War and reconstructed as the original in 1926. At the top of it, the statue of the Virgin with the Child is covered with 40 000 gold leaves. You can go on top of the Basilica from May to September every Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 pm