Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 1, La Louvière

Name: Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 1
Address: Rue Tout-y-Faut, La Louvière, 7110, Belgium

#2 among attractions in La Louvière

Canal lock, Unesco

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Facts and practical information

The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. All four are located on the Canal du Centre in Belgium's historic sillon industriel industrial belt. ()

Alternative names: Unesco: from 1998Area: 2.08 mi²Coordinates: 50°29'15"N, 4°10'33"E

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Rue Tout-y-FautLa Louvière 7110 Belgium

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Day trips

Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 1 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Seneffe, Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle, Musée royal de Mariemont, Bois-du-Luc.

4.9 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Château de Seneffe, Seneffe
125 min walk • The Château of Seneffe or Château de Seneffe is an 18th-century château located in the municipality of Seneffe in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The château is property of the French Community of Belgium and serves as the "Centre de l'orfèvrerie de la communauté française" which displays a collection of antique silverware.
5.6 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place, History museum
Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle, Écaussinnes
143 min walk • Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle is a castle in the village of Écaussinnes-Lalaing in the municipality of Écaussinnes in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
2.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz
73 min walk • The Royal Museum of Mariemont is a museum situated in Mariemont, near Morlanwelz, in Belgium. It is constituted around the personal collection of art and antiquities owned by the industrialist Raoul Warocqué which were bequeathed to the Belgian state on his death.
1.7 miSW
Mine, Museum,
Bois-du-Luc, La Louvière
43 min walk • The Bois-du-Luc was a coal mine in Houdeng-Aimeries, near La Louvière, in Belgium which today is preserved as an industrial heritage site. As well as the site of the headquarters of the Société des Charbonnages de Bois-du-Luc et d'Havre, the Bois du Luc was the site of the Saint Emmanuel Pit which belonged to the company.
3.2 miW
Forts and castles
Le Rœulx Castle, Le Rœulx
81 min walk • Le Rœulx Castle, also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
3.7 miW
50°28'17"N • 4°5'40"E
Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre, Le Rœulx
96 min walk • The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
3 miW
Canal
Canal du Centre
76 min walk • The Canal du Centre is a canal in Wallonia, Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels–Charleroi Canal near Seneffe.
4.9 miS
50°25'5"N • 4°9'17"E
Statio Romana - Musée gallo-romain, Binche
125 min walk • Museum
3.2 miSE
Park
Mariemont
81 min walk • Mariemont, also Morlanwelz-Mariemont, is a former royal estate and hunting park in Belgium, created in the 16th century by Mary of Hungary, from whom it took its name. It was reconstructed several times through the centuries before being finally destroyed in 1794.
1.5 miW
Canal lock,
Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 2, La Louvière
39 min walk • The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
1.3 miSE
Football, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Stade du Tivoli, La Louvière
33 min walk • The Stade Communal du Tivoli is a multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was the home ground of R.A.A. Louviéroise. The stadium holds 12,500 people and was built in 1972. UR La Louvière Centre are its current tenants.