Editing Leuven (section)

===18th and 19th centuries===
[[File:Leuven, Belgium (ca. 1890-1900).jpg|thumb|View over Leuven, late 19th century]]

In the 18th century, the brewery Den Horn (meaning "the horn") flourished. In 1708, Sebastien Artois became the master brewer at Den Horn, and gave his name to the brewery in 1717, now part of [[AB InBev]], whose flagship beer, [[Stella Artois]], is brewed in Leuven and sold in many countries.

Leuven developed considerably during the 19th century. Dozens of squares were created, including the Sint-Jacobsplein, the Volksplaats (today's [[Ladeuzeplein]]) and the Statieplein (today's Martelarenplein).{{sfn|Van Even|1895|p=97}} From 1835, the streets of the city were lit with gas.{{sfn|Van Even|1895|p=96}} The Voer stream was vaulted, the channels occupying the middle of the streets were removed, a number of narrow streets were widened or simply destroyed and a considerable number of sewers were installed. The municipal theatre and the main post office were built, respectively in 1866 and between 1893 and 1895.{{sfn|Diriken|2006|p=24}} It was also at this time that the central prison was built.