History of a street · 1120 Brussels

Avenue du Roi Albert

In Dutch: Koning Albertlaan

Avenue du Roi Albert, in Brussels, has 139 buildings on the Atlas map, for 150 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 8 periods, from the 1800s to the 2020s. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18491
1850 – 18796
1880 – 19136
1914 – 194441
1945 – 196917
1970 – 198947
1990 – 200917
since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 78: 1935.

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

En référence au roi Albert Ier (1875-1934) qui fut surnommé Roi Vainqueur ou Roi Soldat car il resta près des combats lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. Il a en effet refuser de suivre le gouvernement réfugié près du Havre et est resté à la tête de l'armée. Il décèdera suite à un accident d'escalade à Marche-les-Dames. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives