History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Place Saint-Lambert

In Dutch: Sint-Lambertusplein

Place Saint-Lambert, in Brussels, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 27 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 48% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 11% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19133
  • 1914 – 194413
  • 1945 – 196911
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 38: 1902. 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
Descriptive name
Theme
Buildings

La place doit son nom à la présence à proximité de l'église Saint-Lambert (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives