History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Rue Melpomène
In Dutch: Melpomenestraat
Rue Melpomène, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 24 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 75% of its buildings appear in that period.
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When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 19130
- 1914 – 19441
- 1945 – 196918
- 1970 – 19894
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20101
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 26: 1937.
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
- Symbolic name
- Theme
- Nature
Melpomène, muse de la tragédie, du chant et de l'harmonie musical. Quartier à thème avec le parc des Muses et les rues Melpomène, Calliope et Euterpe. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.