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Katrien
May 15, 2022
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The square was created in the period 1807-1812 and was initially called Place Impériale and Place des Invalides.
It was built by city architect Charles-François de Rare. The main entrances of the Pope's College and the Maria-Theresia College are located on the square. A statue of André Dumont has stood on the square itself since 1922. From 1838, markets for, among other things, ironware were organized on the square, as a result of which the square was popularly known as the Pottekensmarkt. In the 1920s poultry was traded, giving the square the nickname Kiekenmarkt.
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It was built by city architect Charles-François de Rare. The main entrances of the Pope's College and the Maria-Theresia College are located on the square. A statue of André Dumont has stood on the square itself since 1922. From 1838, markets for, among other things, ironware were organized on the square, as a result of which the square was popularly known as the Pottekensmarkt. In the 1920s poultry was traded, giving the square the nickname Kiekenmarkt.
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May 21, 2025
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The Hogeschoolplein was created on the site of the buildings of the pedagogy 'Het Varcken' and the Standonckcollege. The idea to create a public space between the Lakenhalle on the …
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