François-Henri Laenen

(1801–1849) Belgian architect and urban planner

François-Henri Laenen (Belgium, 1801–1849) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, François-Henri Laenen belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

François-Henri Laenen was born in Antwerp and died in Leuven. Wikidata associates François-Henri Laenen with Neoclassicism.

One of the best-known works is ‘Leuven railway station’. The catalogue has one building by François-Henri Laenen. The dated building is from 1837.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Lodewijk Roelandt, Jean-Baptiste Vifquain, Jean-Brunon Rudd, Julien Rémont, and Eduard Knoblauch.

• Leuven railway station