History of a street · 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Avenue de l'Astronomie

In Dutch: Sterrenkundelaan

Avenue de l'Astronomie, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, has 8 buildings on the Atlas map, for 10 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 13% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19694
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20101

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

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Jusqu'au milieu du XIXe siècle, l'avenue était reliée au boulevard de l'Observatoire, aujourd'hui nommé boulevard Bischoffsheim. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.