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The four sites of the property form a strip that is 170km long by 3 to 15 km, crossing Belgium from east to west. It consists of the best-preserved 19th- and 20th-century coal mining sites of the country. It features early examples of the utopian architecture from the early periods of the industrial era in Europe within a highly integrated, industrial and urban ensemble, notably the Grand-Hornu colliery and workers’ city designed by Bruno Renard in the first half of the 19th century. Bois-du-Luc includes numerous buildings erected from 1838 to 1909 and one of Europe’s oldest collieries dating back to the end of the 17th century. While the Walloon region had hundreds of collieries, most have lost their infrastructure, while the four components of the listed site retain a high measure of integrity.

Bois-du-Cazier

8 photos
Created 12-Nov-13
Modified 12-Nov-13
Bois-du-Cazier

Bois-du-Luc

21 photos
Created 17-Nov-13
Modified 17-Nov-13
Bois-du-Luc

Grand-Hornu

30 photos
Created 19-Nov-13
Modified 19-Nov-13
Grand-Hornu

Blegny

40 photos
Created 24-Jun-14
Modified 24-Jun-14
Blegny