Hainaut
Twenty years after construction started, the Strépy-Thieu boat lift lifted the first boats. Until 2016, it was the largest ship lift in the world.
Dead end road in Strépy
In the shadow of the Strépy boat lift, an unused four-lane road leads to a freshly ploughed field.
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