#leuven is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of #belgium . It is located about 25 kilometers east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighboring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. Buildings and landmarks: The Town Hall, built between 1439 and 1463 by Sulpitius van Vorst, Jan II Keldermans, and following their death, Matheus de Layens, in a Brabantian late-Gothic style. In the 19th century, 236 statues were added to the exterior, each representing a prominent local scholar, artist or noble from the city's history. The reception hall dates from 1750. Arenberg Castle was originally built in 16th century in the Renaissance style and was extensively renovated in the Neogothic style in the 19th century. The duke of Arenberg donated the domain to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1916. It is open to the public. The Linen-hall, in an early-Gothic style, with baroque addition, is today the University Hall. The University Library on the Ladeuzeplein was built by the American architect Whitney Warren. It was a gift from the American people to Leuven after World War I, during which the Germans burned down the original library. The tower houses one of the largest carillons in the world. The Oude Markt or Old Market square located in the centre of Leuven features a vibrant social scene, the centre of which displays a life-size statue of 'De Kotmadam', or "The Landlady" resting on a bench. Fonske was designed by Jef Claerhout. Sint-Donatus Park contains remains of the medieval city wall. Totem is a statue at the centre of the Ladeuzeplein; it is a work of the Belgian artist Jan Fabre. Featuring a 23-metre-high needle impaling a giant jewelled beetle, the statue towers over the square in front of the university library. Fonske is a statue near the centre of town. Its full name is Fons Sapientiae, Latin for "fountain of wisdom". The statue represents a university student who, while reading a book, lets wisdom flow into his head as liquid from a glass. Just like Manneken Pis in Brussels, Fonske is, from time to time, dressed in costumes appropriate for specific occasions. St. Peter's Church (1425–1500) was finished by Jan Keldermans and Matheus de Layens. During the Second World War, the church was damaged. During the restoration, a Romanesque crypt from the 11th century was found. In the church itself, there are several paintings from the 15th to 18th centuries and the grave of Duke Henry I of Brabant. Saint-Anthony's Chapel, Pater Damiaanplein, from the 17th to the 20th centuries, contains the tomb of Father Damien, the "leper priest" of Molokai, who was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 11 October 2009. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls him "the Apostle of the Lepers", and elsewhere, he is known as the "leper priest". The Church of Saint Michael was built in the typical Jesuit Baroque Style. The Saint Quentin's Church incorporates remains of a Romanesque church built in the 13th century. The Large Beguinage is one of the world's best remaining examples of its architectural type. It was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1998. Keizersberg Abbey, an active Neo-Romanesque Benedictine Abbey founded in 1888.[40] It is situated on the Keizersberg ("Emperor's Mountain") which used to be the location of a 12th-century ducal castle until it was demolished in 1782. About us: Destination:Everywhere was created to chronicle our family's memories of traveling. We're a family of four 👨👩👧👦 who lived in Stuttgart, Germany for four and a half years. Swabia is a perfect location to reach most of Europe, so we used every opportunity to travel to locations such as France, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, England, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Czech, Croatia and much more. We traveled by Car 🚗, Plane, ✈️, Train 🚆 and 🚌 to see as much of Europe as possible. From historic sites to beautiful cities and from country mountains to gorgeous beaches, we have packed in traveling in Europe-- and rather inexpensively. We're big fans of AirBnB and Booking.com for our lodging; TrainlineEU, EasyJet and Ryan Air for traveling and we did a lot of driving throughout Europe. We appreciate our friends and fans for watching our videos! For more information about our adventures, follow us on Social Media 👇 📷 http://www.instagram.com/we.explore.everywhere 👍 http://www.facebook.com/comeseeitall 🐦 http://www.twitter.com/dest_everywhere 🎵 http://www.tiktok.com/@we_explore_everywhere 🌐 http://www.comeseeitall.com