History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard de l'Impératrice

In Dutch: Keizerinlaan

Boulevard de l'Impératrice, in Brussels, has 5 buildings on the Atlas map, for 17 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 80% 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 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19694
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest individually dated building is at no. 1: 1952. 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: 1953

Axe créé dans le cadre de la jonction Nord-Midi, dans les années 1950. 'Sa dénomination se réfère à l’ancienne rue de l’Impératrice, autrefois «Coperbeke», que dominait le palais Granvelle (1550-1555) et, plus tard, l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, absorbée depuis par l’actuel Cantersteen.' urban. Ex. rue de l'Impératrice (10/05/1929) (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives