History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Quai aux Briques

In Dutch: Baksteenkaai

Quai aux Briques, in Brussels, has 36 buildings on the Atlas map, for 45 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 36% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 61% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187911
  • 1880 – 191311
  • 1914 – 194413
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest individually dated building is at no. 8: 1874. 11 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
Economic life

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives

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