History of a street · 1190 Forest

Avenue Reine Marie-Henriette

In Dutch: Koningin Maria-Hendrikalaan

Avenue Reine Marie-Henriette, in Forest, has 36 buildings on the Atlas map, for 41 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 5 periods, from the 1880s to the 2000s. 22% 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 – 19138
  • 1914 – 194410
  • 1945 – 19695
  • 1970 – 198911
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 19: 1911. 15 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
1916

Il s'agit de l'épouse de Léopold II. Elle est autrichienne, née en 1836 et décédée en 1902. Initialement Avenue Marie-Henriette, puis Avenue Vénus puis Avenue Reine Marie-Henriette (remark in French, as published)

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