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The story behind this historical square
starts with a pig.

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In the 15th century, an inn called
'in 't Wild Verken',

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translated as 'The Wild Pig',

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inspired the name of a college of the university,
also located on this square.

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In the 16th century, Jan Standonck
bought this residency and changed the name to

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the Standonck College.

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It then became one of the most severe colleges
of Leuven: meat was never served there and

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students had to eat their meal
while standing up.

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On Wednesdays and Fridays
they weren't even allowed to eat at all.

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A little later, during the French Revolution,
the building fell into a state of decay and

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was replaced by a cosy square to accentuate
the monumental façade of the Pauscollege

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or Pope's College. The French called
this square the '<i>Place Impériale</i>'.

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But once a pig, always a pig. The older
population of Leuven still calls the square and

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its surrounding buildings '<i>Het Varken</i>',
which of course means 'The Pig'.

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Now, if you'll excuse me, all this pig-talk has
made me hungry, so I'm going to go 'pig-out'!