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Ladeuzeplein — Attraction in Leuven

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Ladeuzeplein
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Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren
Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
M Leuven
Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Historic Leuven Town Hall
Grote Markt 9, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Fonske (statue)
Rector de Somerplein 3, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Saint Peter's Church
Grote Markt 1, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Leuven Public Library Tweebronnen
Rijschoolstraat 4/101, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Artes Erasmushuis
Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
KU Leuven
Oude Markt 13, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Library Institute of Philosophy KU Leuven
Kardinaal Mercierplein 2, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Saint Michael's Church
Naamsestraat 57a, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Nearby restaurants
Tokio Sushi Bar
Ravenstraat 19, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Piano A
Ravenstraat 38, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Baracca
Tiensestraat 34, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Gainsbourg
Kardinaal Mercierplein 1, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Otomat Leuven
Tiensestraat 33, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
RUBA Leuven - Tiensestraat
Tiensestraat 71, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Domus
Tiensestraat 8, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Barouche Leuven
Tiensestraat 11, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Quetzal The Chocolate Bar Leuven
Alfons Smetsplein 3, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hawaiian Poké Bowl - Leuven Centrum
Diestsestraat 34/36, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Nearby hotels
Pentahotel Leuven
Alfons Smetsplein 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hotel Ladeuze
Bogaardenstraat 27, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Leuven City Hostel
Ravenstraat 37, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Theater Hotel
Bondgenotenlaan 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Getaway Studios Leuven
Vital Decosterstraat 23, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
shortstayleuven
Tiensestraat 40, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
M-Street art lodging
Muntstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hotel Professor
Naamsestraat 20, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hotel De Pastorij Louvain
Sint-Michielsstraat 5, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
La Royale
Martelarenplein 6, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Ladeuzeplein

Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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attractions: Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren, M Leuven, Historic Leuven Town Hall, Fonske (statue), Saint Peter's Church, Leuven Public Library Tweebronnen, Artes Erasmushuis, KU Leuven, Library Institute of Philosophy KU Leuven, Saint Michael's Church, restaurants: Tokio Sushi Bar, Piano A, Baracca, Gainsbourg, Otomat Leuven, RUBA Leuven - Tiensestraat, Domus, Barouche Leuven, Quetzal The Chocolate Bar Leuven, Hawaiian Poké Bowl - Leuven Centrum
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Nearby attractions of Ladeuzeplein

Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren

M Leuven

Historic Leuven Town Hall

Fonske (statue)

Saint Peter's Church

Leuven Public Library Tweebronnen

Artes Erasmushuis

KU Leuven

Library Institute of Philosophy KU Leuven

Saint Michael's Church

Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren

Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren

4.6

(254)

Open 24 hours
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M Leuven

M Leuven

4.3

(1.0K)

Open 24 hours
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Historic Leuven Town Hall

Historic Leuven Town Hall

4.7

(789)

Open 24 hours
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Fonske (statue)

Fonske (statue)

4.3

(229)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of Ladeuzeplein

Tokio Sushi Bar

Piano A

Baracca

Gainsbourg

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RUBA Leuven - Tiensestraat

Domus

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Quetzal The Chocolate Bar Leuven

Hawaiian Poké Bowl - Leuven Centrum

Tokio Sushi Bar

Tokio Sushi Bar

4.6

(269)

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Piano A

Piano A

4.7

(314)

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Baracca

Baracca

4.5

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Gainsbourg

Gainsbourg

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Reviews of Ladeuzeplein

4.4
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4.0
7y

Het Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, kortweg Ladeuzeplein, is een plein in het centrum van Leuven. Het plein werd genoemd naar de voormalige rector magnificus van de KU Leuven, Monseigneur Paulin Ladeuze. Het Ladeuzeplein is het grootste plein in Leuven qua oppervlakte. Tot na de Tweede Wereldoorlog heette het plein Volksplaats.

In de volksmond stond het plein bekend als de Clarisse. Deze naam gaat terug op de orde der clarissen, die op die plaats, op een zandheuvel, een klooster hadden. In 1783 werd het klooster echter opgeheven. In 1787 kocht de stad Leuven het gebied van de Staat, die eigenaar was geworden, om er een houtmarkt te vestigen. Het gebied werd geëffend in 1795 en in 1806 en vanaf 1807 kon men er brandhout en mengvoer aankopen. Het eerste huis aan het nieuwe plein werd gebouwd in 1812. Het plein heette toen Place-Napoléon/(Napoleonplein). Later ontving het de naam Volksplaats om uiteindelijk herdoopt te worden tot Mgr. Ladeuzeplein.

Het Ladeuzeplein wordt gedomineerd door de monumentale bibliotheek van de KU Leuven. Alhoewel het neorenaissance-uitzicht anders doet vermoeden, is dit een eerder recent gebouw, daterend uit 1921. Het gebouw was een gift van de Verenigde Staten aan de stad Leuven nadat de oorspronkelijke bibliotheek uit de 17de eeuw gelegen aan de Naamsestraat, in augustus 1914 bij het begin van de Eerste Wereldoorlog, werd platgebrand door de Duitse bezetter.

Tegenwoordig omvat de collectie ongeveer vier miljoen boekwerken.

Na de Eerste Wereldoorlog werd het standbeeld van Sylvain Van de Weyer vanaf het Martelarenplein, aan het station, naar het Ladeuzeplein overgebracht. Bij de heraanleg in de jaren 90 werd er echter een ondergrondse parking voor 750 voertuigen aangelegd, die het gewicht van het beeld niet kon dragen; het beeld verhuisde opnieuw, ditmaal naar een rotonde op de Kapucijnenvoer. In 2005 plaatste kunstenaar Jan Fabre een nieuw monument op het plein: de Totem, een 23 meter hoge inox naald met daarop een omgekeerde kever gespiest is een geschenk van de KU Leuven aan de stad Leuven ter gelegenheid van de 575ste verjaardag van de universiteit.

Ook muzikale kunst is een belangrijk aspect van het culturele aanbod. Regelmatig worden beiaardconcerten georganiseerd, waarbij ten volle gebruikgemaakt wordt van de in 1983 volledig gerestaureerde beiaard in de Universiteitsbibliotheek, die bij die gelegenheid werd vernieuwd en uitgebreid tot 63 klokken.

Het plein werd in 2007 eenmaal gebruikt als locatie voor het hernieuwde Marktrock, maar deze locatie werd al in 2008...

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5.0
2y

Ladeuzeplein is an iconic square in the center of Leuven with a curious statue of an upside down beetle on a needle. It's immediately surrounded by the library, KBC bank, and a lot of cafés and some places to eat. Usually the square is empty and offers a beautiful view of the library, but whenever there's Easter, summer, carnival, or Christmas events, not to mention the weekly Saturday morning markets it becomes full of stalls with activities or things to buy. During days that there aren't any events it's a great place to rest, enjoy the sun, or meet up before heading to the library.

Small tip: there's outlets on the transformer boxes at the edge of the square, and if you're a student/lecturer you can connect to the Eduroam WiFi with your own organization's credentials so you can charge your devices and...

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5.0
49w

If you are in Belgium for a few days and want to visit somewhere aside from the normal cities, I’d highly recommend this small city just 20 minutes always from Brussels by train. The Library is beautiful and you have the option of paying a little extra and can do the tour up to the bell tower. There you can learn a lot of history about this library and what is has been through. Unfortunately it was really foggy the day we visited so we couldn’t appreciate the sites but I’m sure there would be lovely to see from the top. Staff were very friendly and...

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Carla YorkstonCarla Yorkston
If you are in Belgium for a few days and want to visit somewhere aside from the normal cities, I’d highly recommend this small city just 20 minutes always from Brussels by train. The Library is beautiful and you have the option of paying a little extra and can do the tour up to the bell tower. There you can learn a lot of history about this library and what is has been through. Unfortunately it was really foggy the day we visited so we couldn’t appreciate the sites but I’m sure there would be lovely to see from the top. Staff were very friendly and helpful too.
Pascal CoolsPascal Cools
One of the main squares of Leuven with an iconic art piece (the beetle) by Jan Fabre. One one end you'll find the University Library which is not as old as you might think. It was destroyed in WWI and rebuilt thanks to charity money from universities from all over the US. You can find the names of those contributors on the walls of the Library. The yearly carnival and the weekly market thanked place on the square.
Gin CGin C
This was an amazing architecture. This is a Leuven University library. Tourist can enter the library to embrace the academic atmosphere. The wooden interior decoration seemed like the library from “Beauty & the Beast”. I really love it. And there was also access to the rooftop of the building. If you don’t mind climbing up about 180 small staircase, you will able to see the top view of Leuven.
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If you are in Belgium for a few days and want to visit somewhere aside from the normal cities, I’d highly recommend this small city just 20 minutes always from Brussels by train. The Library is beautiful and you have the option of paying a little extra and can do the tour up to the bell tower. There you can learn a lot of history about this library and what is has been through. Unfortunately it was really foggy the day we visited so we couldn’t appreciate the sites but I’m sure there would be lovely to see from the top. Staff were very friendly and helpful too.
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One of the main squares of Leuven with an iconic art piece (the beetle) by Jan Fabre. One one end you'll find the University Library which is not as old as you might think. It was destroyed in WWI and rebuilt thanks to charity money from universities from all over the US. You can find the names of those contributors on the walls of the Library. The yearly carnival and the weekly market thanked place on the square.
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This was an amazing architecture. This is a Leuven University library. Tourist can enter the library to embrace the academic atmosphere. The wooden interior decoration seemed like the library from “Beauty & the Beast”. I really love it. And there was also access to the rooftop of the building. If you don’t mind climbing up about 180 small staircase, you will able to see the top view of Leuven.
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