History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Place de la Justice

In Dutch: Gerechtsplein

Place de la Justice, in Brussels, has 5 buildings on the Atlas map, for 18 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1990 to 2009, 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 – 18791
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1895. 2 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
1883

La place fut nommée ainsi car s'y trouvait à l'origine le Palais de Justice avant que celui-ci ne soit rasé et déplacé à son emplacement actuel. (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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