In 1911, the St. Pauli-Elbtunnel was the technical sensation of the moment because it was the first substantial underwater tunnel on the European mainland.
Discover Europe's rich industrial heritage with a journey through its historic sites. From towering steel mills to repurposed factories, explore the monuments to innovation and the legacy of the Industrial Revolution.
In 1911, the St. Pauli-Elbtunnel was the technical sensation of the moment because it was the first substantial underwater tunnel on the European mainland.
The cobblestone section from Wallers to Hélesmes plays a starring role every year in Paris-Roubaix. But until a hundred years ago, wagons packed with coal thundered above the cobblestone strip.
With its three coal mines, the German city of Herten was, for a long time, the largest mining city in Europe. Schlägel Eisen is one of the mines that can still be found there.
With the dynamiting of the two blast furnaces of the Usine de Senelle, the last witnesses of the steel basin in Longwy, France, disappeared in the summer of 1991. Or almost.
Only a dozen pylons remain of the cable car between the iron mine in Öttingen, France and the blast furnaces of Terres Rouges in Differdange, Luxembourg.
The remains of a Pegelturm, or water-level tower, lie at the foot of the cliffs of Cape Arkona on the German island of Rügen.
A reinforced concrete headframe is all that remains of the Dutemple coal mine that operated for almost two centuries.
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