Rue du Taciturne
In Dutch: Willem de Zwijgerstraat
Rue du Taciturne, in Brussels, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 28 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 93% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18792
- 1880 – 191325
- 1914 – 19440
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 42: 1890. 12 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
- Historical references
- Named in
- 1877
Il s'agit d'une référence à Guillaume la Taciturne (1533-1584) qui n'est autre que Guillaume Ier, prince d'Orange. Il est à l'origine de l'indépendance des Pays-Bas contre l'Espagne lorsqu'il prit la tête de la contestation calviniste. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives