Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies is one of the historic industrial-era boat lifts on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, recognized for its engineering significance and heritage value.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
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hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| category |
Canal du Centre boat lifts
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Industrial archaeological sites in Belgium ⓘ Transport infrastructure in Hainaut Province ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| designedFor | lifting canal boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod | hydraulic counterweight system ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | protected as part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble ⓘ |
| heritageValue | recognized for its authenticity and integrity ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | industrial era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ Hainaut Province NERFINISHED ⓘ La Louvière NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
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steel ⓘ |
| municipality | La Louvière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | historic hydraulic boat lifts on the Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | water hydraulics ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates development of inland waterway transport
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important example of late 19th-century hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by tourists interested in industrial heritage ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation on the historic Canal du Centre ⓘ |
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Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies
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