Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies is a historic industrial structure on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower boats between canal levels using hydraulic power and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies canonical | 3 |
| historic boat lift of Houdeng-Goegnies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies Context triple: [Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, hasPart, Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies]
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Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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Titan Clydebank crane
The Titan Clydebank crane is a historic giant cantilever crane in Clydebank, Scotland, symbolizing the town’s shipbuilding and industrial heritage.
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Oberhausen lock
Oberhausen lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that enables vessels to overcome changes in water level along this major industrial waterway.
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E.
Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that uniquely connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal and serves as an iconic feat of modern engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies Target entity description: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies is a historic industrial structure on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower boats between canal levels using hydraulic power and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A.
Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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C.
Titan Clydebank crane
The Titan Clydebank crane is a historic giant cantilever crane in Clydebank, Scotland, symbolizing the town’s shipbuilding and industrial heritage.
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D.
Oberhausen lock
Oberhausen lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that enables vessels to overcome changes in water level along this major industrial waterway.
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E.
Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that uniquely connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal and serves as an iconic feat of modern engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
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hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| category |
Canal structures in Belgium
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Industrial monuments in Wallonia ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
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masonry ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
demonstration of historic hydraulic technology
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| design | counterbalanced hydraulic caissons ⓘ |
| function |
to lower boats between canal levels
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to raise boats between canal levels ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
history of inland navigation
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industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeriesWith |
Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies ⓘ Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Hainaut ⓘ Houdeng-Goegnies ⓘ La Louvière ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
French-speaking Belgium
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linked to:
French-speaking Community of Belgium
Province of Hainaut ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Houdeng-Aimeries ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| numberOfCaissons | 2 ⓘ |
| owner |
public authorities of Wallonia
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linked to:
Government of Wallonia
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| partOf |
Canal du Centre boat lift system
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linked to:
Canal du Centre boat lifts
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) ⓘ |
| poweredBy | water under pressure ⓘ |
| significance | example of late 19th–early 20th century hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructureType | inland waterway structure ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (iii)
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criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 856 ⓘ |
| uses | hydraulic power ⓘ |
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Subject: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies Description of subject: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies is a historic industrial structure on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower boats between canal levels using hydraulic power and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Referenced by (4)
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Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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linked to: Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
Hydraulic boat lift No. 3 at Bracquegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 4 at Thieu
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isPartOfSeriesWith
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 1 at Houdeng-Goegnies
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