History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Avenue de la Reine

In Dutch: Koninginnelaan

Avenue de la Reine, in Brussels, has 107 buildings on the Atlas map, for 115 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 72% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 191325
  • 1914 – 194477
  • 1945 – 19695
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 305: 1905. 5 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
Commemorative name
Theme
Belgian state
Named in
1853

Référence à la reine Louise-Marie d'Orléans (1812-1850), première reine des Belges. Sur Schaerbeek, décision en date du 21/06/1864 (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives