History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Place De Brouckère

In Dutch: De Brouckèreplein

Place De Brouckère, in Brussels, has 13 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 46% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 54% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18796
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1872. 7 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
Local notables
Named in
1871

'Depuis 1871, elle porte le nom de Charles de Brouckère, bourgmestre de 1848 à 1860.' (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives

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