History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard Baudouin

In Dutch: Boudewijnlaan

Boulevard Baudouin, in Brussels, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 20 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 36% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 45% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18794
1880 – 19131
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20092
since 20101

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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: 1879

C’est avant 1879 que le boulevard Baudouin acquiert sa dénomination définitive, en référence au prince Baudouin de Belgique, né en 1869. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives