History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard de l'Empereur

In Dutch: Keizerslaan

Boulevard de l'Empereur, in Brussels, has 16 buildings on the Atlas map, for 43 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 13% 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 – 19132
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19698
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20093
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1907. 4 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
1954

Axe créé dans le cadre de la jonction Nord-Midi, dans les années 1950, et qui reprend le toponyme de l'ancienne rue qu'il remplace, la rue de l'empereur. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives

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