History of a street · 1190 Forest

Rue Meyerbeer

In Dutch: Meyerbeerstraat

Rue Meyerbeer, in Forest, has 54 buildings on the Atlas map, for 62 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 72% 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 – 19135
  • 1914 – 194439
  • 1945 – 19696
  • 1970 – 19894
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1908. 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

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) est un compositeur d'opéra allemand, qui travailla surtout en Italie et en France. Il figure parmi les plus grands compositeurs aux côtés de Mozart, Verdi et Wagner. (remark in French, as published)

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