07 Feb 2022 Oud Leuven: #15 Klooster en College van de Engelse Predikheren The former 'Klooster en College van de Engelse Predikheren' (Monastery and College of the English Dominican Friars) founded in 1697… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
28 Nov 2021 Oud Leuven: Zwartzustersklooster Opposite the Groot Begijnhof, there used to be a community of nuns known as the Zwartzustersklooster van Nazareth (Convent of… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
22 Nov 2021 Oud Leuven: Klooster van de Geschoeide Karmelietessen The former "Klooster van de Geschoeide Karmelietessen" (Convent of the Unreformed Carmelite Sisters) (1658-1783) was located at the beginning of… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
The Principal's House can still be seen on the left. The former entrance of the house is now the entrance to the hospital. 17 Nov 2021 Oud Leuven: Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten van Sint-Albertus The former "Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten van Sint-Albertus" (Monastery of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of St Albert), also known… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
20 Aug 2021 Oud Leuven: Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten van Sint-Jozef The former "Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelieten van Sint-Jozef" (Monastery of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of St Joseph), also known… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
16 Aug 2021 Oud Leuven: Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Koorts en de Minderbroedersklooster Hidden in the quiet street of Vlamingenstraat at the junction with Frederik Lintsstraat is the splendidly Baroque "Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
02 Aug 2021 Oud Leuven: Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelietessen – Theresianenklooster "De Klooster van de Ongeschoeide Karmelietessen" - The Order of Discalced Carmelite Sisters - also known as the "Theresianenklooster" (Teresian… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
11 Apr 2021 Oud Leuven: Fiere Margriet The legend of the Fiere Margriet (Proud Margaret) is closely linked to the One of the Seven Wonders of Leuven… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
10 Apr 2021 Oud Leuven: #74 Brusselsepoort Today, Leuven's Brusselsepoort (Brussels Gate) is a sleepy junction that links the intra-muros Brusselsestraat to the extra-muros Brusselsesteenweg. Located on… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
28 Mar 2021 Oud Leuven: #73 Tervuursepoort The Tervuursepoort (Tervuren Gate) used to be one of the 14th-century outer city defence gates of Leuven. It is now… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments