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The Hand with the Diploma

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The Hand with the Diploma

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    November 13, 2023

    “The hand with the diploma”, another sculpture
    by the artist Geneviève (Gigy) Warny (Brugge, 1956), is embedded in the wall of the Halles Universitaires built in 1976. This building houses the central administration of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) and owes its name at the old Cloth Halls of Louvain.

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      July 9, 2023

      On the brick facade of the University Halls, on the side of the rue des Wallons, in Louvain-la-Neuve, a bronze hand awards a diploma to passers-by. Legend has it that touching this statue of Gigi Warny from 1995 would bring good luck to students searching for the precious piece of paper.

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        Location: Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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