History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Midi

In Dutch: Zuidstraat

Rue du Midi, in Brussels, has 110 buildings on the Atlas map, for 155 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 45% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 64% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18491
1850 – 187919
1880 – 191350
1914 – 194431
1945 – 19695
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20092
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 142: 1843. 22 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Places and destinations

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives