Rue Royale
In Dutch: Koningsstraat
Rue Royale, in Brussels, has 65 buildings on the Atlas map, for 134 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 8 periods, from the 1700s to the 2010s. 48% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17996
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18797
- 1880 – 191318
- 1914 – 194410
- 1945 – 19694
- 1970 – 198911
- 1990 – 20096
- since 20103
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 20: 1776. 24 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
- Belgian state
- Named in
- 1851
À l'origine, la rue Royale reliait la porte de Schaerbeek et la Palais royal. En 1824, il fut décidé de rallonger cet axe jusqu'à la Place de la Reine à Schaerbeek. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives
