History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue de l'Aqueduc

In Dutch: Waterleidingsstraat

Rue de l'Aqueduc, in Ixelles, has 85 buildings on the Atlas map, for 101 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 95% 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 – 191381
  • 1914 – 19444
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 161: 1890. 5 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
Named in
1863

Suite à la présence d'un aqueduc qui apportait l'eau du Hain, la rue fut créée et nommée ainsi en 1864. (remark in French, as published)

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