History of a street · 1060 Saint-Gilles

Avenue de la Porte de Hal

In Dutch: Hallepoortlaan

Avenue de la Porte de Hal, in Saint-Gilles, has 32 buildings on the Atlas map, for 52 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 41% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 69% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18799
  • 1880 – 191313
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19694
  • 1970 – 19893
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1910. 6 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

Référence à la Porte de Hal (anciennement dénommée porte d'Obbrussel), faisant partie de la seconde enceinte de Bruxelles ville fortifiée. (remark in French, as published)

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