Rue Van Orley
In Dutch: Van Orleystraat
Rue Van Orley, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 13 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 42% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18795
- 1880 – 19135
- 1914 – 19441
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20091
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 10: 1909. 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
- 1851
La rue rend hommage à Bernard Van Orley, peintre bruxellois né à la fin du XVe siècle. Ce sont ses voyages en Italie qui influencèrent son style puisqu'il était un peintre de la Renaissance. Ex. rue du Pôle (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives