History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Duquesnoy

In Dutch: Duquesnoystraat

Rue Duquesnoy, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 33 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 41% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 50% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18492
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19139
1914 – 19446
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 45: 1847. 6 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: Arts and culture

La rue rend hommage à une famille de sculpteurs dont l'un des représentants exécuta le Manneken Pis au XVIe siècle. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives