Galerie du Roi
In Dutch: Koningsgalerij
Galerie du Roi, in Brussels, has 8 buildings on the Atlas map, for 32 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 50% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 19134
- 1914 – 19442
- 1945 – 19691
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20101
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 16: 1892. 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
- 1847
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. Devient les galeries royales Saint-Hubert, 14/05/1965 (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives
