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”.
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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.