History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue de l'Epée
In Dutch: Zwaardstraat
Rue de l'Epée, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 15 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 75% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 19139
- 1914 – 19443
- 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
- Descriptive name
- Theme
- Economic life
La rue doit son nom à un ancien cabaret portant ce nom. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives