Editing Leuven (section)

===Religious===
* [[St. Peter's Church, Leuven|St. Peter's Church]] (1425–1500) was finished by [[Jan Keldermans]] and [[Matheus de Layens]]. During the [[Second World War]], the church was damaged. During the restoration, a [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] [[crypt]] from the 11th century was found. In the church itself, there are several paintings from the 15th to 18th centuries (among which, [[Dirk Bouts]]' famous painting of the [[Last Supper]]) and the grave of [[Duke]] [[Henry I, Duke of Brabant|Henry I of Brabant]]. The {{convert|50|m|ft|adj=on}} high tower – which was meant to be {{convert|169|m|ft}} high, but was never completed – is home to a [[carillon]]. The tower was included in [[UNESCO]]'s list of [[Belfries of Belgium and France]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Heritage List {{!}} Belfries of Belgium and France |work=[[UNESCO]] |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943 |access-date=2021-03-16 |archive-date=27 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727131937/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Saint-Anthony's Chapel, Pater Damiaanplein, from the 17th to the 20th centuries, contains the tomb of [[Father Damien]], the "leper priest" of [[Molokai]], who was [[Canonization|canonised]] by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on Sunday 11 October 2009.<ref name=CNA>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/15099/apostle-of-the-lepers-spanish-mystic-among-10-to-be-canonized |title='Apostle of the Lepers,' Spanish mystic among 10 to be canonized |website=Catholicnewsagency.com |access-date=21 July 2010 |archive-date=28 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528085828/http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/apostle_of_the_lepers_spanish_mystic_among_10_to_be_canonized/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=VR>{{cite web |url=http://storico.radiovaticana.org/en1/storico/2009-10/324616_pope_proclaims_five_new_saints.html |title=Pope Proclaims Five New Saints |publisher=Radio Vaticana |access-date=21 July 2010 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525105920/http://storico.radiovaticana.org/en1/storico/2009-10/324616_pope_proclaims_five_new_saints.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'' calls him "the Apostle of the Lepers",<ref name="Cite CE1913">{{Cite CE1913|wstitle=Father Damien (Joseph de Veuster)|first=Libert H.|last=Boeynaems}}</ref> and in some cases, he is known as the "leper priest". The [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] priest's remains were returned in Belgium in 1936, after having been originally buried on the Hawaiian Island of [[Molokai]] where he had served the outcast lepers until his death.
* The Church of Saint Michael was built in the typical [[Jesuit]] [[Baroque]] Style.
* The [[Saint Quentin's Church]] incorporates remains of a Romanesque church built in the 13th century.
* The Large [[Grand Béguinage, Leuven|Beguinage]] is one of the world's best remaining examples of its architectural type. It was recognised by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage Site]] in 1998.
* [[Park Abbey]], a 42ha [[Premonstratensian]] Abbey founded in 1129 and manufacturing site of the [[Parc Abbey Bible]]. It is one of the best preserved abbey complexes in the Low Countries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitleuven.be/en/leuven-park-abbey|title=Leuven & Park Abbey|website=Visitleuven.be|date=8 December 2016|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815155331/https://www.visitleuven.be/en/leuven-park-abbey|url-status=live}}</ref> and is still inhabited by a small community of [[Canons regular]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://norbertijnenabdijvanpark.be/wie-woont-hier/ |title=Wie woont hier? – Norbertijnenabdij van Park |access-date=15 August 2019 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815155319/http://norbertijnenabdijvanpark.be/wie-woont-hier/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Keizersberg Abbey]], an active Neo-Romanesque Benedictine Abbey founded in 1888.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abdijkeizersberg.be/|title=Abdij Keizersberg|website=Abdijkeizersberg.be|access-date=25 June 2022|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707040200/https://abdijkeizersberg.be/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is situated on the Keizersberg ("Emperor's Mountain") which used to be the location of a 12th-century ducal castle until it was demolished in 1782. 
* [[Vlierbeek Abbey]], a former [[Benedictine]] abbey founded in 1127. 
* [[St Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven|Sint-Geertrui Abdij]], a former [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] abbey founded in 1206.
* [[St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee|Lerkeveld]] is a Jesuit house, student residence, and headquarters of the [[Society of Jesus]] in Belgium.
* The Al Fath mosque was built in 2016 and is used as a mosque where people can pray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alfath.be/|title=Al Fath &#124; Al Fath Moskee|website=Alfath.be|access-date=25 June 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706075442/https://alfath.be/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Al Ihsaan is a government-funded mosque that was found in 1976 and that is still actively used as a place for people to pray. Al Ihsaan also offers Arabic lessons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alihsaan.be/|title=Home|website=Alihsaan.be|access-date=25 June 2022|archive-date=29 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629225235/http://alihsaan.be/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* There are several other smaller churches and chapels throughout the town.