History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Square Prince Charles

In Dutch: Prins Karelsquare

Square Prince Charles, in Brussels, has 14 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 71% 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 – 191310
1914 – 19444
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 39: 1906. 7 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

Charles de Belgique (1903-1983) est le fils de Albert Ier et de Elisabeth. Il fut régent de la Nation entre 1944 et 1950 durant la question royale. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives