Grand-Hornu
World Heritage Site and exhibition centre
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]
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- Official website
- Grand-Hornu Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at 365.be
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Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Grand-Hornu
- Bois-du-Luc
- Bois du Cazier
- Blegny-Mine
50°26′7″N 3°50′22″E / 50.43528°N 3.83944°E / 50.43528; 3.83944
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