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    The document provides a guide to 31 statues located around Leuven, Belgium. It includes the name and location of each statue, as well as a brief description and background information for many of them. The statues commemorate historical figures, events and traditions important to the city and its people.

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    The document provides a guide to 31 statues located around Leuven, Belgium. It includes the name and location of each statue, as well as a brief description and background information for many of them. The statues commemorate historical figures, events and traditions important to the city and its people.

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    A guide to the statues of Leuven

    Including English translations of any inscriptions and brief notes on any relevant background

    Adrian Liston 2009

    1 De Bakkers 1879-1979 Aan de Bevolking Van Leuven The Bakers 1879-1979 to the People of Leuven

    Location: Intersection of Diestsestraat and Vaartstraat

    2 Fons Sapientiae De Universiteit Aan de Stad 1425-1975 Fountain of Wisdom The University The City 1425-1975 The statue represents a university student who pours wisdom into his head by reading a book.

    Location: Grote Markt

    Ode Aan de Vriendschap Aangeboden aan de stad Leuven Ingerwijd Door Burgemeester Alfred Vansina Ode to Friendship Built by the Mannen van het jaar (Men of the Year)

    Location: Intersection of Hooverplein and Leopold Vanderkelenstraat

    4 Justo Lipsio In Alma Universitate Lovaniensi Professori A D MCMIX Restitutae Universittatis LXXV Leopoldo II Rege Belgarum A statue to Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips), who was born in Overijse (Duchy of Brabant) on October 18 1547 and died on 23 March 1606 in Leuven. He was a humanist and Latin Professor at the University of Leuven, from 1579, and was one of the most famous scholars of the 16 century.

    Location: Intersection of Louis Melsensstraat and Bondgenotenlaan

    The Totem Built in 2005 to celebrate the 575th birthday of the University of Leuven by Jan Fabre.

    Location: University Library square (Ladeuzeplein)

    6 1914 The sword, flame and 1914 carving is found on those buildings on Grote Markt that were rebuilt after being destroyed during the Great War.

    Location: Brusselstraat, near Grote Markt

    Fiere Margriet W. Meysmans 35 j. Handelaarsvesbond Proud Daisy

    Location: 35 Tiensestraat

    8 Kattenpomp 1729 Twee emmerkes water halen, Twee emmerkes pompen, De meisjes met hun klompen De meisjes van de kattestraat Cat Pump (traditional folk song) Two buckets of water, Two bucket pumps, The girls with their wooden shoes The girls of Cat Street

    Location: Intersection of Kattestroot and Tiensestraat

    De Koeieschieter Spotnaam van de Leuvenaar The Cowshooters Nickname of the people of Leuven (based on a folk tail where the militia of Leuven mistook a herd of cattle in the fog for an invading French army during the 1691 siege, and bravely held their ground)

    Location: 290 Brusselstraat

    10

    Paep Thoon 1430(?) 1487 P. Vanbekbergen 45 j Handelaarsverbond In honour of Paep Thoon, an organist/jester at the Holy Sacrament of St Peters church in the 15th century, who used to tell the truth through dark humour.

    Location: Intersection of Brusselstraat and the Leie

    11 Erasmus 1467-1536 In honour of the scholar Erasmus, a reformer of the Catholic church and lecturer at the University of Leuven.

    Location: Intersection of Mechelsestraat and Penstraat

    12

    War memorial

    Location: Railway Station

    13 Jozef De Veuster Pater Damiaan De Concrecatie Der Hhaharten Ceboren Te Tremeloo Den 3 Jan 1840 Overleden Te Molokai Den 15 April 1889 In honour of Father Damiaan (born Jozef de Veuster), a Catholic Priest born just outside Leuven who was sent as a missionary to Hawaii to look after lepers. He was canonised for his persistent efforts to grant the lepers dignity, against the custom of the Church. He died of leprosy in 1889.

    Location: Augustinian convent on Brusselstraat (c. 1220)

    14

    Edouard Remy 1813-1896 In honour of Edouard Remy, and industrialist and factory owner who looked after the needs of the workers.

    Location: Hooverplein

    15 Rene 50 jaar Handelaarsverbond Leuven Stad Leuven Embryo Reading a book entitled Loveniers Armand, the name of the sculptor. Rene is meant to represent the active female students in Leuven, built near Atrecht College, the first to offer university degrees in teaching to women. It was named after Ren Depret, head of the Merchants Association of Leuven and the Friends of Leuven Museums, among many other associations.

    Location: Intersection of Naamsestraat and Hogeschoolplein

    16 Geluksbrenger Men wrijve driemaal over den rug van het beest, men grijpe de start met den pink, men lave zich in stilte aan de bron, waarna men in diepe gedachten den ultieme wensch voor zichzelve houdet. Voor get water druk vooraan met de voet op de zwarte knop Good luck Rub the duck three times on the tail to get water (Actually, to get water pressure use the black button at the front)

    Location: Intersection of Redingenhof and Redingenstraat

    17

    Water fountain

    Location: Groot Begijnhof 39 (outside Convent van Chievres)

    18

    Sylvain Van de Weyer Ne a Louvain le 19 Janvier 1802 Mort a Londres le 23 Mar 1874 Lid van et voorloopig bewind minister van staat buitengewoon cezant en gevolmachtico minister te londen 1831-1867 Sylvain Van de Weyer was a politican during the Belgian Revolution in 1830 (from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands). He became part of the central committee of the Provisional Government of Belgium and became the diplomatic representatives of the revolutionaries and the ambassador to London. He later became Prime Minister of Belgium.

    Location: Intersection of Prosper Poulletlaan and Kapucijnenvoer

    19

    Statues of the Botanic Gardens

    Location: Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis, between Heilige-Geeststraat and Kapucijnenvoer

    20 De Kotmadam Statue by Fred Bellefroid built in 1984 in honour of the kotmadam. Kot is Flemish slang for a student room, and the kotmadam is the landlady of the building, who would prepare meals for the students, tidy their rooms and help them when help was needed.

    Location: Oude Markt

    21

    Pieter Coutereel 14 EEUW Dedicated to Pieter Coutereel, Mayor of Leuven in 1348 and leader of the Leuven Uprising of 1360, in which non-nobles were first allowed a say in the running of the city

    Location: Ferdinand Smoldersplein

    22

    The Town Hall Garden

    Location: Stadhuis garden, Naamsestraat

    23

    Andre Dumont 1847-1920 Hij onidekte de steenkool in de diepten van der Kempengrond Discoverer of coal in Campine, on the 1st of August 1901

    Location: Hogeschoolplein

    24

    Statues of Paus Adriaan VI college

    Location: Paus Adriaan VI college, between Hogeschoolplein and Charles Deberiotstraat

    25

    Pieter de Somer Rector 1966-1985 The first lay rector of the University, biologist and founder of the Rega Institute

    Location: Back of Paus Adriaan VI college, Charles Deberiotstraat

    26 Dit Beeld Werd Geschonken boor De "Mannen van 60" Aan de Stad Leuven Ingeduldigd 10/09/2000 Door Eremarraine Wendy Van Wanten En voorzitter van de "Mannen van 60" Christian Smets This sculpture was given by the "Men of 60" and the City of Leuven on 10/09/2000 In memory of those drafted into the crossbow corpse (always 60 men strong) who trained along this pathway, outside the inner wall

    Location : Herbet Hooverplein entrance of Donatuss Park

    27

    Wus is Hu Die Weten Wil Waar Abraham De Mosterd Haalt A wise Abraham knows where to look for the mustard Abraham is what men are called in Leuven after they reach 50, and "knowing where to look for mustard" is a sign of wisdom

    Location : Herbet Hooverplein entrance of Donatuss Park

    28

    Atrechtcollege Functional chinese astrolobe

    Location : Ruteriuspad

    29

    Statues of Groot Begijnhof

    Location : Groot Begijnhof

    30

    Eugene Dodeigne Man en Vrouw 1975 Man and Woman

    Location: Erasmus House, Tiensestraat

    31

    Vallend paard (1988) Rik Poot Beeldhouwer (1924-) Falling Horse

    Location: Erasmus House, Tiensestraat

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