Rue de la Presse
In Dutch: Drukpersstraat
Rue de la Presse, in Brussels, has 20 buildings on the Atlas map, for 29 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 60% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18795
- 1880 – 191312
- 1914 – 19440
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19892
- 1990 – 20091
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 25: 1877. 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
- Commemorative name
- Theme
- Belgian state
- Named in
- 1887
La rue a été baptisée selon une des quatre libertés constitutionnelles (Presse, Culte, Enseignement et Association). Ces quatre rues donnent sur la place de la Liberté, située juste à côté de la colonne du Congrès. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives