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Unusual Attractions in Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Fons Sapientiae

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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'Snow Whites' of Leuven

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

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Totem

Giant bug impaled on a 75-feet high needle.

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Paep Thoon

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

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Leuven Mini City

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

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De Kangxi-Verbiest Hemelglobe (Kangxi-Verbiest Star Globe)

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

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'De Koeieschieter' ('Cow Shooter')

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

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'Renée'

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

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