Tiense street Leuven

The Tiensestraat is a street in the center of Leuven that connects the centrally located Rector De Somerplein with the Leuven ring road. The street changes there at the Tiensepoort into the Tiensesteenweg. Since 1 June 2013, the part of the street most towards the center has been completely pedestrianized until the intersection with the Bériotstraat, which resulted in a large increase in catering establishments. In this way, the street becomes a competitor for the Muntstraat, which is known as THE restaurant-state of Leuven.

The First World War destroyed some of the buildings along the street, especially in the oldest part of the center, after which rebuilding followed with reconstruction architecture.

Willem Vandenameele