Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies is a historic industrial structure on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower boats between canal levels using hydraulic power and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
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hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| category |
Canal structures in Belgium
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Industrial monuments in Wallonia ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
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masonry ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
demonstration of historic hydraulic technology
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| design | counterbalanced hydraulic caissons ⓘ |
| function |
to lower boats between canal levels
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to raise boats between canal levels ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
history of inland navigation
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industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeriesWith |
Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries
NERFINISHED
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Houdeng-Goegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ La Louvière NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
French-speaking Belgium
NERFINISHED
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Province of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCaissons | 2 ⓘ |
| owner | public authorities of Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canal du Centre boat lift system
NERFINISHED
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The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | water under pressure ⓘ |
| significance | example of late 19th–early 20th century hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructureType | inland waterway structure ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (iii)
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criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 856 ⓘ |
| uses | hydraulic power ⓘ |
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Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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