History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue du Canon
In Dutch: Kanonstraat
Rue du Canon, in Brussels, has 7 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1990 to 2009, with 57% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 14% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18791
- 1880 – 19130
- 1914 – 19440
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19891
- 1990 – 20094
- since 20101
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 fut baptisée d'après la présence à proximité d'une taverne nommée Canon. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives