History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Coudenberg

In Dutch: Koudenberg

Coudenberg, in Brussels, has 6 buildings on the Atlas map, for 12 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 67% 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 – 19134
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 76: 1898. 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings
Named in: 1932

Sur ce 'mont froid' fut construit l'ancien Palais du Coudenberg qui abritait les représentants de la couronne espagnole et autrichienne à Bruxelles. Suite à un incendie en 1731, les gouverneurs s'installeront un peu plus bas aux abords de l'actuel parc du Mont des Arts. Les ruines du Coudenberg resteront ainsi durant 40 ans, avant que Charles de Lorraine en 1771 n'ordonne l'aménagement d'une place de style classique à cet emplacement. C'est la Place Royale. Ex. rue Coudenberg (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives