Timeline of Brussels

The following is a timeline of the history of Brussels, Belgium.

Prehistory

  • 3000–2200 BCE – First known settlements in Brussels during the Neolithic era, located in the Sonian Forest.[1]

Roman Period

  • 1st century CE – A Roman villa is constructed in Anderlecht, located near today's Allée de la Villa Romaine/Romeinse-Villadreef.[2]
  • 2nd century CE – A Gallo-Roman villa is constructed in Jette, located in today's King Baudouin Park.[3]

Middle Ages

Charles of Lorraine founded what would become Brussels, c. 979.

16th and 17th centuries

Brussels in the 17th century
Ommegang of Brussels in 1615
The Grand-Place/Grote Markt in flames during the bombardment of Brussels in 1695

18th century

19th century

Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers, 1834
View into Brussels along the Brussels–Charleroi Canal from Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, c. 1855

20th century

Equestrian Statue of Leopold II, Place du Trône/Troonplein, Brussels
The 1911 Solvay Conference in Brussels was the first world physics conference.
Scenes of jubilation as British troops liberate Brussels, 4 September 1944
The Atomium and cable car during the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58)

21st century

See also

References

Citations

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This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

Published in the 19th century
  • New Picture of Brussels, and its Environs, or, Stranger's Guide to the Curiosities of that Interesting City, London: Samuel Leigh, 1820, OCLC 63579821
  • "Brussels". Galignani's Traveller's Guide through Holland and Belgium (4th ed.). Paris: A. and W. Galignani. 1822. hdl:2027/njp.32101073846667.
  • David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Brussels". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
  • "Brussels", Cabinet Cyclopædia, vol. Cities and Principal Towns of the World, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1830, OCLC 2665202
  • "Brussels", A hand-book for travellers on the continent (2nd ed.), London: John Murray, 1838, OCLC 2030550
  • Frederick Knight Hunt (1845), "Brussels", The Rhine: its scenery & historical & legendary associations, London: Jeremiah How
  • "Brussels". Coghlan's Illustrated Guide to the Rhine (18th ed.). London: Trubner & Co. 1863.
  • Stranger's Guide to Brussels and its environs (6th ed.), Kiessling & Co., 1876
  • W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Brussels to Antwerp", Harper's hand-book for travellers in Europe and the east, New York: Harper & Brothers
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
  • Anton Kreukels; et al., eds. (2005). "Brussels". Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning: Comparative Case Studies of European City-Regions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-49606-8.
  • Xhardez, Catherine (2016). "The integration of new immigrants in Brussels: an institutional and political puzzle". Brussels Studies. Translated by Jane Corrigan. doi:10.4000/brussels.1434. - translation of "L’intégration des nouveaux arrivants à Bruxelles : un puzzle institutionnel et politique"

In other languages

  • Hennaut, Eric (2000). La Grand-Place de Bruxelles. Bruxelles, ville d'Art et d'Histoire (in French). Vol. 3. Brussels: Éditions de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
  • Zeiller, Martin (1654). "Brussel". Topographia Circuli Burgundici. Topographia Germaniae (in German). Frankfurt. p. 44+.
  • Almanach royal de la cour, des provinces méridionales et de la ville de Bruxelles (in French). Bruxelles: A. Stapleaux. 1817.
  • Marie-Nicolas Bouillet [in French]; L.G. Gourraigne (1914). "Bruxelles". Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de geographie (in French) (34th ed.). Paris: Hachette.

External links

  • Europeana. Items related to Brussels, various dates.
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