In 1967, Ghent's municipal electric power plant was expanded with a brand-new building that housed three giant diesel engines.
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In 1967, Ghent's municipal electric power plant was expanded with a brand-new building that housed three giant diesel engines.
Melle, near Ghent, was once the walhalla for flower and ornamental cultivation. Greenhouses, florist houses and horticultural businesses flanked the roads.
The Wiedauwkaai bridge over the canal-Terneuzen is a swing bridge that allows passenger traffic over the railway line between Ghent and Eeklo and freight transport towards the Kluizendok.
A row of stones divides the neighbourhood park "De Porre" in Gentbrugge. Looking a little closer, you soon see that some stones are numbered, and others have a rather elegant shape. This is more than just a pile of old stones.
To highlight the industrial past of the former harbour docks, the city of Ghent parked several old harbour cranes around the water, including the ST1 crane at the disused Timber Dock (or Houtdok).
The "Houtdok" (or timber dock) was repurposed in 2015. This harbour dock was dug out around 1880 to load and unload timber.
A 20-metre-high harbour crane casts its shadow over the new Matadi Bridge at the Handelsdok in Ghent. The crane, designed in 1988 by the Belgian firm Sobemai of Maldegem, casts its shadow over the new bridge.
Two axle trams, PCC trams, horse-drawn carriages or steam trams: historic tram carriages crossed the city center of Ghent to mark 150 years of trams.
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