Belgian coast
A severe storm lashed Belgium on Monday, 29 November 1897. Over a length of hundreds of metres, the sea dyke was washed away in the sea town Middelkerke. A drinking water reservoir did not remain unscathed either.
Food and drinks
Discover Europe's hidden culinary past through our curated collection of historical sites, from the echoes of abandoned factories to the storied Berlin slaughterhouse, and ancient aqueducts that once quenched the thirst of civilizations. Dive into the essence of food and drink heritage.
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In the mid-nineteenth century, an aqueduct was constructed in Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant to bring water from the Hain River to the Belgian capital, Brussels.
Namur
In the valley of the Meuse, squeezed between railway line 125 and the river itself, lies a brick ensemble built in 1901 on behalf of Les Moulins de Namur et de Jambes.
Flemish Brabant
The "Molens van Orshoven" is the oldest preserved mill complex on the Leuven Vaartkom and withstood bombardments during both World Wars.
Berlin
The Zentralvieh- und Schlachthof on Storkower Straße is a textbook example of a repurposed VEB ruin. Pigs, cows and sheep have been slaughtered here since the sixteenth century.
Berlin
A stone's throw from the Anhalter Bahn freight station in the German capital, Berlin, construction of a new cold storage warehouse began in 1900.
Portugal
A 941-meter-long aqueduct stretches across the Alcântara Valley in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.
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