History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Charles Quint

In Dutch: Keizer Karelstraat

Rue Charles Quint, in Brussels, has 124 buildings on the Atlas map, for 137 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 80% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 191399
  • 1914 – 194424
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 79: 1897. 25 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
Historical references
Named in
1877

Charles Quint (1500-1558) fut empereur en Espagne. Parmi les vastes régions composant son empire, figuraient les Anciens Pays-Bas. Charles Quint est par ailleurs né à Gand. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives