Leuven - Sint-Michielskerk

Where Naamsestraat widens, diagonally opposite the Heilig Geest College (founded 1442, 18th C. building), stands Sint-Michielskerk, built 1650-1666 by Willem Hesius. It has a splendid Baroque facade, one of the finest of its kind in Belgium. The lane in front of the church off to the left leads to Hogescholplein with the Pauscollege (Papal College), founded by Pope Adrian IV in 1523 and rebuilt in the 18th C.