History of a street · 1050 Brussels
Rue Van Eyck
In Dutch: Van Eyckstraat
Rue Van Eyck, in Brussels, has 32 buildings on the Atlas map, for 34 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 91% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 191329
- 1914 – 19443
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 41: 1888. 4 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
- Named in
- 1869
Jean Van Eyck (1390-1441) était un peintre flamand. Son nom fut attribué à la rue en 1896. Sur Bxl-Ville, nom attribué en 1869 à la rue du Robinet (1866). (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives