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From the cellar to the attic: two houses in the Rue du Marché au Charbon rebuilt after the bombing of 1695

The name ‘Rue du Marché au Charbon’ evokes the commercial district that once surrounded the Grand Place in Brussels. This section of the trade route, which has crossed the city from east to west since the 11th century, has retained its undulating character and its ancient layout. The restoration project of two adjoining houses at numbers 37 and 39 has enabled archaeologists to understand the reconstruction of these buildings after the bombardment of Brussels in 1695 by the troops of the French king Louis XIV. The unprecedented scale of the reconstruction of the district was organised according to the availability of building materials (massive reuse of local bricks, imported bricks and wood from the Sonian forest).

Collaboration Urban – Société royale d’Archéologie de Bruxelles – Royal Museum of Art and History – Université de Liège – Université libre de Bruxelles – Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

Information

Guided tours on Friday 16/06/2023, Saturday 17/06/2023 and Sunday 18/06/2023

Address: rue du Marché au Charbon/Kolenmarkt 39, 1000 Brussels

Maximum 10 persons per guided tour

Not accessible for PRM

Schedule of guided tours (Duration of the visit: 50 min)

Guided tours only in French

Friday 16/06/2023

14:00 (FR)

15:20 (FR)

16:40 (FR)

18:00 (FR)

Saturday 17/06/2023

14:00 (FR)

15:20 (FR)

16:40 (FR)

18:00 (FR)

Sunday 18/06/2023

12:40 (FR)

14:00 (FR)

15:20 (FR)

16:40 (FR)