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Place Royale

In Dutch: Koningsplein

Place Royale, in Brussels, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. It was mostly built between 1700 and 1799: 70% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17997
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18791
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20100

The oldest individually dated building is at no. 6: 1779. 8 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

Cette place fut construite sur les ruines de l'ancien Palais du Coudenberg qui abritait les représentants de la couronne espagnole et autrichienne à Bruxelles. Suite à un incendie en 1731, les gouverneurs s'installeront un peu plus bas aux abords de l'actuel parc du Mont des Arts. Les ruines du Coudenberg resteront ainsi durant 40 ans, avant que Charles de Lorraine en 1771 n'ordonne aménagement d'une place de style classique a cet emplacement. C'est la Place Royale. (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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