History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Avenue de l'Observatoire

In Dutch: Sterrewachtlaan

Avenue de l'Observatoire, in Uccle, has 51 buildings on the Atlas map, for 67 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1990 to 2009, with 37% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19135
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19692
1970 – 198911
1990 – 200919
since 201014

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 41: 1892. 9 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

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

Where its name comes from

Kind of name: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings
Named in: 1899

A l'origine, cette voie faisait partie du Dieweg. Sa dénomination actuelle fut attribuée vers 1890 et fait référence à l'Observatoire royal d'Uccle, construit en 1823. La recherche opérée dans ces bâtiments concerne l'univers, les planètes, les étoiles, ainsi que la terre elle-même. (remark in French, as published)

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