The Strepy-Thieu Funicular Lift, Wallonia, Belgium
4.5 (247 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Hainaut Province Points of Interest & Landmarks
Eye opener
Test the biggest boat lift in the world! Open to the navigation in 2002, the Strepy-Thieu boat lift is an EXTRAordinary heritage! Its exceptional dimensions and its unique technical performance raise it as the biggest boat lift that ever exists. Rather see: 117 meter high, 130 meter long and 75 meter wide. Alone, it can overcome a difference in level of 73.15 meter. It takes your breath away! Come to discover the know-how of the Belgian civil Engineering of the 20th and 21st centuries! Cross the lift! Take a ride with the Strepy-Thieu funicular lift by boat! An unforgettable moment... Also to do: The audiovisual experience "Spirits of Belgium" Take in the major moments of Belgian inventiveness. In addition watch a film showing the construction and the working of this outstanding work of art! Do not miss the wonderful view on the region and the machine room from the cafeteria on the 8th floor.
Address
Rue Raymond Cordier 50, La Louviere 7070 Belgium
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Website
https://www.canalducentre.be/fr/visites/lascenseur-funiculaire-strepy-thieu/
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 0:27
User Ratings
4.5 based on (247 reviews)
Reviews
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5jingscrivens717 5:00 PM Sep 12, 2014
Enjoyable visit
We visited the boat lift but did not take the excursion. The staff were very helpful, particularly as I doubt they get many English speaking visitors. We visited at a quiet time, so they put the English version of the film on for us. Quite impressed by the work involved in its construction. On leaving. the boat lift was in operation. Perhaps this is best suited to mature visitors, not children, as even when the lift is working it is a slow and quiet process. Impressive. I would go back and next time take the excursion. On Sundays it involves this lift, on other days it is one of the other three boat lifts nearby.
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4Pieter J 5:00 PM Aug 27, 2016
Perfect guide, interesting movie
The guide gave clear explanations in English, French, Dutch and even proposed German. The movie explained a bit more info about the construction project. No new information, but it sure helped a better understanding. Especially with the maps showing how the Scheldt and Maas got connected. The spectacle puts Belgium and it's national heroes in the picture but has nothing to do with the lift. It is acute interesting though.
