History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue du Dam
In Dutch: Dam
Rue du Dam, in Brussels, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 23 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 55% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 19136
- 1914 – 19445
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1935.
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
- Relief and landscape
- Named in
- 1873
La rue prend son nom de la petite digue qui a été construite afin d'empêcher les débordements de la Petite Senne. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives