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Jef Lambeaux has roots here

The man who sculpted Brabo fountain on Antwerp's Grote Markt and some pieces in Brussels' Petit Sablon area (Kleine Zavel) has roots in Leuven, dixit our voluble guide at City Hall.

Yes, some of his works are in the entrance hall of the Louvain's City Hall.

The most famous ones are his fountain in Antwerp (1886), Robbing the Eagles Eyrie (1890), Drunkenness (1893), The Triumph of Woman, The Bitten Faun (seemingly created a great stir at the Exposition Universelle at Liege in 1905).. and...

Of course, the Human Passions, the colossal marble haut-relief in a forbidden pavillion in Brussels (not open for public, require reservation to go there). The pavillion had only some days (less than a week) of opening then got closed. Lambeaux 's work was considered as pornography (check website for pics). Some authorities estimated it as pornography..

Ironically, it is reported to be his greatest work: Lambeaux 's haut-relief in a Horta design pavillion. They carefully designed the relief and the room to give Lambeaux 's work a full exposure to light. Oh well. I wouldn't even call it soft porn... See for yourself.

He also designed numerous busts, including the one of Hendrik Conscience in Antwerp (Sint Andrieskwartier, I think). The one of Charles Buls, the burgomaster of Brussels ("Place Agora" or Rue Marché-aux-herbes).

If not you, your kids may need this :)

Somewhere where to sit when you have a very urgent need. Very often, public toilets are not that clean. I tried the ones at some train stations and they were not that neat, for instance. In pubs and restaurants, they don't have dame-pipi either.

Instead, for 30 eurocents, Quick restaurants have clean toilets (with an active dame-pipi and not the ones who just sit on her chair knitting).

Plus, Quick restaurants are spread all over the country. :)

In Leuven, you may head to QUICK restaurants centrally located :
*Fochplein 1 - 3000 LEUVEN

Pic of St-Peter's church was taken from Fochplein so I guess you can locate the restaurant.

OK... For those who don't know, Quick is a Belgian chain of fast food, quite developed in Europe. No mussels and fries there but rather hamburgers and fries. OK.. you name it, like McDo. A bit cheaper, I think.
I am not advertising about Quick. But I noticed that their toilets are clean... It's up to you to have hamburgers or taste local food. Read my restaurant & shopping tips and you'll know there are better things to try than hamburgers. :)

And they are OK too in the central Library of KUL... but access is limited to the visitors, students and personnel, I think. You will have to pass the gate, in fact. And very often, you have to show a membership card or be an awaited visitor of the Library.