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Arenberg Pit

Arenberg Pit

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Arenberg Pit

Recommended by 19 hikers out of 20

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Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut

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Location: Wallers, Valenciennes, Hauts-De-France, France

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Paul_C

August 5, 2023

This site is worth a detour to discover the two impressive mine shafts. One from 1902 and the other from 1954.

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guigui

August 14, 2021

The Arenberg pit is made up of two perfectly identifiable technical units, each with its own architectural coherence. The first is linked to the first period of extraction, which began in 1902. It includes the buildings of the receipts of wells n ° 1 and n ° 2 with their metal headframes, the room of the auxiliary machines, the rooms of the extraction machines, the workshops and the store This set is characterized by the exceptional arrangement of its facades (brick and stone) testifying
a search for elegance and
decorative refinement for this flagship of the
Company. The second set dates from the nationalized coal mines. In 1954, the pit began to be modernized to become a concentration center equipped with the most modern equipment. This part includes the concierge, the administrative offices, the baths-showers, the tampister, the building of the receipts of the well n "3 with its impressive headframe (1961), the two rooms of the extraction machines and the electrical post. hui headquarters of the Agglomeration Community of La Porte du Hainaut the site becomes "Arenberg Creative Minex a center of excellence and innovation dedicated to image and digital media, with the presence of several filming studios, state-of-the-art equipment, companies and an audiovisual research laboratory.

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jeanpierre59 🥾🌲🌳☀️

March 2, 2024

Very beautiful site full of history where it was filmed Germinal.

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Arenberg Pit

1. La mare à Goriaux — loop from Bellaing in the parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut

2. Small footbridge – Mare à Goriaux loop from Wallers

3. Panorama of the Goriau pond – Goriaux Pond loop from Wallers

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