Leuven - Univeriteits-bibliothek

Some way along the Vanderkelenstraat is the Mgr. Ladeuzeplein. The University Library stands here, designed by the American architect Whitney Warren and built with American donations 1921-1928 in Dutch Renaissance style. Above the belfry soars the 85m/278ft-high tower with a carillon worth listening to.

The library's most valuable collections were destroyed in 1914 in the fire and again in 1940, yet it still contains over a million books.