History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Christine

In Dutch: Kristinastraat

Rue Christine, in Brussels, has 20 buildings on the Atlas map, for 23 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 85% 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 – 18791
  • 1880 – 191317
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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Historical references

L'archiduchesse Marie-Christine fut gouverneure de nos régions entre 1781 et 1789 pour Joseph II. C'est durant ses années que la rue fut créée. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives