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 Mechelsestraat, view from
the "Vismarkt" by Christophe_Ons
Although it's mainly lined with stores, the Mechelsestraat is a nice place to take a walk. Start behind St. Peter's church, at the small statue of Erasmus. There are a few clothing and shoe stores, some of the boutique variety, but they're nice. There's also a well known comic book store, "Gobelijn Strips".
Note : the 16th century cartographer Mercator (1512-1594, renowned for his Atlas and earth/celestial globe) used to live on Mechelsestraat. Leave a Comment
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 St. Jacob's Church in
Leuven by Christophe_Ons
Sadly, St. Jacob's has been closed to the public for several decades. Renovation is slowly progressing.
Address : Sint Jacobsplein (St. Jacob's Square)
Directions : facing the townhall, walk to the right, down the "Brusselsestraat". After ca. 100m you cross the Dyle river, continue along the Brusselsestraat past the hospital building, at the intersection with the "Kapucijnenvoer". Continue along the "Brusselsestraat" ca. 100m further, the church is now on your left.
Total distance from town hall : ca 1 km (0.7 mile)
(note : the botanical garden - see next tip - is nearby : from Brusselsetraat, walk down Capucijnenvoer - the garden is ca. 150m further, to your right) Leave a Comment
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 The old post office
building in Leuven by Christophe_Ons
address : Post office Leuven 2, Smoldersplein 1
open mo-fri from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.
Saturday from 9 a.m. till noon
Sunday and public holidays closed Leave a Comment Phone: + 32 (0) 16 22 30 51
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 Lakenhal, view from
Naamsestraat toward the
center by Christophe_Ons
Directions : from the center, walk up Naamsestraat (the street to the right side of the town hall), the Lakenhal is on your right. Leave a Comment
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 Justus Lipsius
overlooking the town by Christophe_Ons
He was appointed professor of history and Latin at the Collegiurn Trilingue of Louvain (1592), then historiographer to the King of Spain (1595), and later honorary member of the State Council (1605).
Some of Lipsius's most important works were on Seneca and Stoicism. He wished to explain in detail the Stoic philosophy, for which he professed the greatest admiration, objecting only to its toleration of suicide. He has time only for a general outline of the system and of its place in ancient philosophy ("Manuductionis ad stoicam philosophiam libri III", 1604), and an analysis of the theology, the physics, and the cosmology of the Stoics ("Physiologiae stoicorum libri III", 1604); he had not time to write the ethics. Nevertheless these two works are even to-day the most complete treatise ever written on Stoicism as a whole.
His last work was a description and history of Louvain (1605).
(the Statue is halfway Bondgenotenlaan, on your left side as you walk from the station to the center) Leave a Comment
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 Le Semeur by Norali
Hihi.. silly me. I was a kid when I could admire "Le semeur" for the first time. Was it Van Gogh? I guess, yes! Anyways, this painting of the sower was engrammed in my head. The position of the sower, leaning a bit, that gives a dynamic shape to his silhouette, the seeds suspended in the air (I think, yes!)... all of that made me think of life, everyday life in countryside. oh! I couldn't forget it.
Without knowing that Constantin Meunier made his own "Semeur", I had a surprise seeing this piece there. Now, I remember I saw another Meunier's Semeur in the garden if Mariemont museum too or was it a replica?
Oh well! For sure, I should visit entrance halls of city halls more often. Leave a Comment
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 Alsace in Leuven? by Norali
We were walking in the Begijnhog (Beguinage) and joking around when we saw this facade. Not the most beautiful of the buildings but, as far as I know, one of the most particular ones.
The features reminded me of Alsace though the surounding buildings didn't have this stylme at all. They didn't have the timbers plastering the walls. But, this building had.
Now, I may be wrong and maybe Belgium has this particular feature too. I've never seen such a style here. Leave a Comment
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 My wedding ceremony (gini) by Norali
I didn't feel anything but at some extent, it made me think. What would it be to get married -for real, that is- and not feel anything? Not happy, not excited, not feeling concerned... That should be horrible.
Oooh! at least, this brilliant idea of Gini made us laugh. It was fun.
I have some idea about a wedding ceremony, about marriage in itself... about commitment, about the marriage institution. That should be terrible, not feeling anything that special day.
Crazy enough, a false and staged ceremony made me tickle. Ooh! Leave a Comment
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 Pater Damiaan by marc56
You finf the Sint-Antonius church on the Pader damiaanplein.
From the town hall follow the signpost "Damiaankapel"
Father Damian was a priest working on molokai helping leper. He died there in 1889. Leave a Comment
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 Castle Of Horst On A Rainy Day by steventilly
See my Hoegaarden and Sint-Pieters-Rode pages for more information.
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- Hotel New Damshire
Schapenstraat 1 (Pater Damiaanplein), Leuven - Holiday Inn Garden Court Leuven
Alfons Smetsplein 7, Leuven - Ibis Leuven Centrum
Brusselsestraat 52, Leuven - Hotel De Biestpoort
Brusselsestraat 110 (formerly Jackson's Hotel), Leuven - Binnenhof Hotel
Maria Theresiastraat 65, Leuven - Theater Hotel Leuven
Bondgenotenlaan 20, Leuven - City Gardens Leuven - Dedenstraat
Dekenstraat 87, Leuven - Klooster Hotel
Predikherenstraat 22, Leuven - Novotel Leuven Centrum
Vuurkruisenlaan 4, Leuven - AC Hotel Leuven
E40 Liege, Leuven - Begijnhof Congreshotel
Tervuursevest 70, Leuven
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