History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Quai des Péniches

In Dutch: Akenkaai

Quai des Péniches, in Brussels, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 42 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 7 periods, from the 1800s to the 2010s. 27% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18491
  • 1850 – 18792
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19892
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1928. 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
Places and destinations
Named in
1909

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives

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