Grand-Hornu
Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town (cité ouvrière) in Hornu (Boussu), near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. It is a unique example of functional town-planning. Today it is owned by the province of Hainaut, which houses temporary exhibitions in the buildings.[1][2] It is one of the four industrial sites which were listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2012.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Exhibitions". MACS. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "al(l) Projects in aluminum". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Grand Hornu | World Heritage Journeys of Europe". visitworldheritage.comhttps. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand-Hornu.
- Official website
- Grand-Hornu Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at 365.be
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1 Listing shared with six other countries, which includes Belgium's Maison Guiette; 2 Listing shared with France; 3 Listing shared with the Netherlands, which includes Belgium's Wortel; 4 Listing shared with France 5 Listing shared with seven other countries, which includes Belgium's Spa; 6 Listing shared with seventeen other countries, which includes Belgium's Sonian Forest. | ||
50°26′7″N 3°50′22″E / 50.43528°N 3.83944°E
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