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University Hall (Universiteitshal) in Leuven is a medieval cloth hall with 17th and 18th-century extensions that is now the main administrative building of KU Leuven.Fourteenth-century Leuven was internationally known for its cloth industry. In 1317,...

The Arenberg Castle is used by KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Sciences and is the pivotal point of a green campus for the Science & Technology group.

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,...

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”.