Canal du Centre boat lifts
E506560
The Canal du Centre boat lifts are a series of historic hydraulic boat lifts in Belgium, recognized as remarkable feats of industrial engineering and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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boat lift system ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1917 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1888 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designedFor | barges ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod | hydraulic boat lift ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Lift No. 1 Houdeng-Goegnies
NERFINISHED
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Lift No. 2 Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ Lift No. 3 Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ Lift No. 4 Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | protected monument in Belgium ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | historic Canal du Centre route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut Province
NERFINISHED
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Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Province of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
La Louvière
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Roeulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCanal | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| maximumVesselDisplacement | 300 tonnes ⓘ |
| numberOfLifts | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Service public de Wallonie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European industrial heritage ⓘ |
| preservationState | well preserved ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | remarkable feat of industrial engineering ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern Strépy-Thieu boat lift for commercial traffic ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates development of inland waterway transport
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remarkable example of late 19th-century hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| totalVerticalRise | about 66 meters ⓘ |
| tourismUse | tourist navigation ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
iii
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iv ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageOfficialName | The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 856 ⓘ |
| verticalRise | between 15 and 17 meters per lift ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
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