Boulevard Léopold II
In Dutch: Leopold II laan
Boulevard Léopold II, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 165 buildings on the Atlas map, for 199 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 61% 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 – 18497
- 1850 – 187926
- 1880 – 1913101
- 1914 – 194425
- 1945 – 19691
- 1970 – 19891
- 1990 – 20091
- since 20103
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 31: 1901. 3 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
- 1880
Léopold II (1835-1909) fut le deuxième roi des Belges et celui qui régna le plus longtemps (44 ans). Il est notamment à l'origine de la colonisation du Congo qu'il administra entre 1888 et 1908 (Etat indépendant du Congo). (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.