History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Haute

In Dutch: Hoogstraat

Rue Haute, in Brussels, has 227 buildings on the Atlas map, for 347 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 62% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18492
  • 1850 – 187926
  • 1880 – 1913113
  • 1914 – 194468
  • 1945 – 19697
  • 1970 – 19894
  • 1990 – 20094
  • since 20103

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 115: 1835. 21 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
Relief and landscape

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives