Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies

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canal infrastructure hydraulic boat lift industrial heritage site

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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Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
Context triple: [Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, hasPart, Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies]

A. Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
B. Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
C. Titan Clydebank crane
The Titan Clydebank crane is a historic giant cantilever crane in Clydebank, Scotland, symbolizing the town’s shipbuilding and industrial heritage.
D. Oberhausen lock
Oberhausen lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that enables vessels to overcome changes in water level along this major industrial waterway.
E. Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that uniquely connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal and serves as an iconic feat of modern engineering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
Target entity description: 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.

A. Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
B. Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
C. Titan Clydebank crane
The Titan Clydebank crane is a historic giant cantilever crane in Clydebank, Scotland, symbolizing the town’s shipbuilding and industrial heritage.
D. Oberhausen lock
Oberhausen lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that enables vessels to overcome changes in water level along this major industrial waterway.
E. Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that uniquely connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal and serves as an iconic feat of modern engineering.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal infrastructure ⓘ hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ
category	Canal structures in Belgium ⓘ Industrial monuments in Wallonia ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMaterial	iron ⓘ masonry ⓘ steel ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
currentUse	demonstration of historic hydraulic technology ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
design	counterbalanced hydraulic caissons ⓘ
function	to lower boats between canal levels ⓘ to raise boats between canal levels ⓘ
hasHeritageValue	history of inland navigation ⓘ industrial archaeology ⓘ
hasLanguageOfSignage	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
isPartOfSeriesWith	Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Belgium ⓘ Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Houdeng-Goegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ La Louvière NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ
locatedInRegion	French-speaking Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1998 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	856 ⓘ
uses	hydraulic power ⓘ

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