Whereas the flamboyant French gothic style used acrobatic architectural solutions, the Brabantine gothic style remained faithful to the simpler elements of the 13th century. This style was used to construct numerous churches in the former Dukedom of Brabant and examples of it can be seen in cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven, Lier, and s'Hertogenbosch (now in The Netherlands). Typical for the Brabantine style is the lack of exaggerated accentuation of verticalism and a stronger focus on a certain tangible materialism. In Brabantine churches the interior will almost always be dominated by pillars crowned with cabbage leaf decoration.