History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Place Bara

In Dutch: Baraplein

Place Bara, in Anderlecht, has 16 buildings on the Atlas map, for 30 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 44% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 69% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18794
  • 1880 – 19137
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19892
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 12: 1913.

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 figure
Named in
1874

Jules Bara (1835-1900), docteur en droit et professeur à l'ULB, il est considéré comme la figure de proue du libéralisme belge. Il a été député, sénateur, ministre de la Justice et Ministre d'Etat. (remark in French, as published)

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