The inclined elevator at the Völklinger Hütte is unique in the world. Electric-powered overhead railway cars transported pig iron, coke, and scrap 27 meters up to the blast furnace platform, from where they were fed into the six blast furnaces arranged in a row. This engineering feat from 1911 is one of the unique features that led to the Völklinger Hütte being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Location: Völklingen, Regionalverband Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

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