Big Tower of Leuven

Big Tower of Leuven is a ruins in , , which is located on Mechelsevest. Big Tower of Leuven is situated nearby to the grassland , as well as near the sports venue .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: former tower of the city walls of Leuven, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Grote Toren” and “Toren van Verloren Kost”
  • Address: Mechelsevest, Leuven

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Voer and Lemmensinstituut.

River
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is a river.

University
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The is a conservatory of music. It was founded in , in 1879, by the Belgian bishops as the École de musique religieuse. is situated 750 metres southwest of Big Tower of Leuven.

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 1 km east of Big Tower of Leuven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brussels Gate and Small Beguinage.

Locality
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is a locality.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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The of Leuven is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown , Belgium.

Big Tower of Leuven

Latitude
50.88697° or 50° 53′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.68818° or 4° 41′ 17″ east
Inception
1463
Open location code
9F26VMPQ+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1526716649
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q42296471
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Big Tower of Leuven” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Verloren Kosttoren”

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Highlights include graspleintje and De Wijnpers.

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