De Kangxi Hemelglobe- The Celestial global and the five other astronomical instruments designed by Ferdinal Verbiest in 1675 at the request of the Kangxi emperor exist at the ancient observatory in Bejing where Verbiest worked.In...
Den Grooten and Den Cleynen Cruywaeghen (1421-1795) were a brewery and an inn in the center of Leuven, at Mechelsestraat. Two buildings stand side by side that were known in the early years of the...
The Concert and Theater Hall (De Stadsschouwburg) in Leuven was built in 1867, replacing the Frascati hall, which was demolished to make way for a new avenue. Construction began in 1864, and the hall’s grand...
The Small Beguinage (Klein Begijnhof ) of Leuven is a neighborhood consisting of two dead-end streets. This district was inhabited until the 19th century by beguines. There is no common history between Great Beguinage and these beguinages. Beguines...