History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue des Minimes

In Dutch: Minimenstraat

Rue des Minimes, in Brussels, has 70 buildings on the Atlas map, for 91 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 73% 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 – 18492
1850 – 18798
1880 – 191351
1914 – 19445
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 45: 1848. 19 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: Religion

La rue porte ce nom car s'y trouvait l'ancien couvent des Minimes. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives