History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Galerie des Princes

In Dutch: Prinsengalerij

Galerie des Princes, in Brussels, has 5 buildings on the Atlas map, for 10 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 40% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 40% 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 – 19442
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1896.

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

Les galeries royales Saint-Hubert sont créées en 1847. Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar en est l'architecte et décide de les diviser en trois parties : la Galerie du Roi, la Galerie de la Reine et la Galerie des Princes qui les relie. Ce fut le roi Léopold Ier qui posa la première pierre de ces galeries. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives