The statue of Fiere Margriet was designed by Willy Meysmans and unveiled in 1982. There are different legends about Margriet. Blessed Margaret of Leuven is a popular saint from Leuven. She is the patroness of martyrs...
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Paep Thoon (Leuven, 15th century) was a folk figure in Leuven, in the Burgundian Netherlands during the Middle Ages.
In 1997, the Trade Association of Leuven gifted this statue to the city because of its 50th anniversary. Renée is the opposite of another sculpture in Leuven, namely Fonske. While Fonske represents the fun making...
The bronze duck is a work by sculptor Rene Rosseel and was made in 2003.
The Landlady (De Kotmadam) is a statue, part of the Oude Markt in Leuven, made by Alfred Bellefroid on May 16, 1985. “Kot” is Flemish slang for a student room, and the “kotmadam” is the...
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,...
‘FONSKE’ is the symbol of the Leuven student.
The Fonske (‘Fons Sapientiae”, “Source of Wisdom”) is a statue in the center of the university city of Leuven, on the Rector De Somerplein.
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