Bishop Eraclus began a church here in 967, and Notger consecrated it in 972. The present church was begun in 1289 under the collegiate chapter and rebuilt from 1528 to its completion in 1557. The article says the architect of the collegiate church is unknown, and Jean-Charles Delsaux led a major renovation in the 1850s.
It is a Latin cross church 277 feet (84.5 m) long and 110 feet (33.6 m) wide. The infobox gives French Gothic and the text says Mosan Gothic. The materials include Meuse bluestone, yellow tuffeau and Lorraine limestone, with red, black and white marbles inside.
St. Lambert's Cathedral was destroyed after the French Revolution, and this church became the cathedral in 1802. It received the organs and treasures of St. Lambert's in 1804 and 1805.
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