This series of boat lifts on the Canal du Centre is an extraordinarily impressive example of the art of engineering from previous generations. Even back then, people found solutions to problems that at first glance seemed insoluble using relatively simple means, namely how to overcome a considerable difference in height with a ship that was not possible using the previous methods of simple lock construction. This construction has therefore quite rightly been recognized as an industrial world cultural heritage site by UNESCO.

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1. Bois de Saint-Denis – Narrow Forest Path loop from Soignies

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2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift No. 1 – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

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3. Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

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01:29

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: La Louvière, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

1. Bois de Saint-Denis – Narrow Forest Path loop from Soignies

2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift No. 1 – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

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