The Old Market Square ( Oude Markt) is a rectangular area in the center of Leuven that consists largely of cafes, bars, and restaurants. The Oude Markt is famous to be the longest bar in...
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The Round Table (Het Tafelrond), from 1479, the building was a meeting place for different guilds in the city of Leuven. In 1818 the building was demolished and replaced by a neoclassical building desiged by...
Meester Jan - Sint Pieters Klokkenluider; The Leuven Jacquemart (mechanical statues striking bells) was called 'Meester Jan' and was constructed in 1381. In 1573 it finally came to grief under the influence of wind and weather,...
The Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk) in Leuven is a Roman Catholic church built in the 15th century in the Brabantine Gothic style. The first church on the site, made of wood and presumably founded in 986, burned...
The old town hall of Leuven (Stadhuis ), is one of the most famous gothic town halls in the world. The elegant towers of the town hall are the most iconic image of the city....
In 1816 King William I of the Netherlands opened national universities in Ghent, Liège and Leuven. In 1830, Belgium seceded from the Netherlands and became an independent kingdom. After the (re)founding of a Catholic University,...
Until World War II, the square was called the Volksplaats or People's Place. Among the local population, the square was known as the Jerkarlisse. This name is derived from the Clarisse religious order who used...
The jewel beetle on a 23m high steel needle, designed by the Belgian artist Jan Fabre, is a gift from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) to the city on the occasion of its 575-year existence. This modern art installation is named as the “Totem”.