The Abbey of Vlierbeek was founded in 1125 when Duke Godfrey the Bearded of Lorraine donated land to the abbey of Affligem. Vlierbeek was the first monastery in the vicinity of Leuven. Originally a Benedictine...
Blog
The Saint James' Church (Sint-Jacobskerk) is built in Romanesque style between 1220 and 1235 (13th century). Since 1290, only the tower remains of this original church, which is part of the seven wonders of Leuven....
There is a beautiful park area just near the bend of the Dyle, Dijleterrassen. This gem corner is a pleasant and attractive place to spend time. The park has an interesting location: near the art...
Dorre the baker represents a young, dynamic pre-war baker going to fetch the bread dough from his customers to put it in the oven. The statue shows that the baker's craft is fine to trade...
De Witte is a character from the novel De Witte by Ernest Claes, which is set in the Zichem of 1901, a time in which socialism is on the rise and smallholders in the poor...
Kamerood 60, Leopold Vander Kelenstraat The artwork is one of the most recent sculptures in Leuven. It goes back to the Leuven concept of 'comrade sesteg', the exact meaning of which no one knows yet....
‘Falling Horse’ (‘Vallend Paard’ ) is hidden in the small garden surrounding the Faculty of Arts (‘Erasmushuis’) in Leuven. The statue is a work by Belgian sculptor Rik Poot (1924-2006), who also sculpted ‘The Four...
This statue is belonging to Flemish Brabant artist Rik Poot, De Ontvoering van Europa (De reiswijzer). It was created in 2004 and posted on March 20, 2008, two years after the sculptor's death. It was one of the...