Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu is one of the historic industrial-era boat lifts on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage engineering monument.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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boat lift ⓘ hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial engineering structure ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| elevationDifference |
16.93 metres
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approximately 17 metres ⓘ |
| function | to raise and lower boats between different canal levels ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th–early 20th century industrial era ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeriesWith |
Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
NERFINISHED
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
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riveted iron ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| near |
La Louvière
NERFINISHED
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Le Roeulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLiftsInSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Service public de Wallonie (SPW) waterways administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Louvière and Le Roeulx canal landscape
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO World Heritage Site "The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx" NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Canal du Centre boat lifts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hainaut Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | No. 4 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of hydraulic boat lift technology
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history of industrial-era canal engineering ⓘ |
| status |
operational for heritage and tourism use
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preserved ⓘ |
| technology | hydraulic counterweight system ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 856 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
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inland navigation ⓘ |
| waterway | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu
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