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1. www.thecrazytourist.com › 15-best-things-to-do-in15 Best Things to Do in La Louvière (Belgium) - The Crazy Tourist

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   Feb 16, 2021 · On what used to be Belgium’s industrial backbone, La Louvière is a city known for its feats of industrial ingenuity. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites along these lines. One is a set of four century-old hydraulic boat elevators on the Canal du Centre, on epic metal frames and lifting vessels as high as 17 metres each.

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   Things to Do in La Louviere, Belgium: See Tripadvisor's 6,651 traveler reviews and photos of La Louviere tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in November. We have reviews of the best places to see in La Louviere. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.

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   Le Mill manages the town of La Louvière's art collection, with over a thousand pieces either on show or archived. Amongst this rich cultural heritage, visitors can discover sculptures and drawings by Romanian artist Idel Ianchelevici's sculptures and drawings.

4. visitwallonia.com › en-gb › contentLa Louvière: culture along the canal | VISITWallonia.be

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   Fifth Walloon town by its size, La Louvière takes pride in its industrial past: make the most of the canal, its folkloric traditions and its carnivals.

5. www.christies.com › en › storiesCollecting guide: Charles Catteau’s Boch Frères ceramics

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   Aug 3, 2018 · Later, Catteau created pieces featuring animals in black or dark colours, set against bright backgrounds. This style, inspired by Chinese shadow-theatre, lent them a sense of mystery. Ancient Egypt came into fashion in 1920s Europe with the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

6. visitwallonia.com › la-louviereCultural tourism or Tourism culture? | VISITWallonia.be

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   A cultural town with renowned museums (Keramis, Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image Imprimée, Mill, Centre Daily Bul & Co) as well as a folklore town with its carnival and “Get the moon” show, La Louvière is sure to surprise you.

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   Sep 21, 2019 · Top La Louviere Landmarks: See reviews and photos of sights to see in La Louviere, Belgium on Tripadvisor.

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   What is La Louvière known for?

   • On what used to be Belgium’s industrial backbone, La Louvière is a city known for its feats of industrial ingenuity. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites along these lines. One is a set of four century-old hydraulic boat elevators on the Canal du Centre, on epic metal frames and lifting vessels as high as 17 metres each.

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   Is La Louvière protected by UNESCO?

   • The last two sites are protected by UNESCO. A cultural town with renowned museums (Keramis, Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image Imprimée, Mill, Centre Daily Bul & Co) as well as a folklore town with its carnival and “Get the moon” show, La Louvière is sure to surprise you.

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   Why is it called La Louvière?

   • The name La Louvière derives from the Old French word Menaulu (meigne au leu), meaning “Wolf’s Lair”, and might have something to do with the high number of wolves living in what was then forest in Medieval times. Still, a name like La Louvière fires the imagination and at some point led to a Rome-like legend of a wolf nursing a human child.

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   What is mill La Louvière famous for?

   • MiLL La Louvière’s Neoclassical former courthouse (1900) is the repository for the city’s art collection. MiLL opened here in 1987 and was given a renovation in the 2000s, with cartoon characters helping youngsters navigate the exhibits.

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   Why should you visit La Louvière?

   • Amist the Walloon destinations rewarded by the EDEN program (European Destinations of Excellence), La Louvière won, in 2017, the « cultural tourism » prize. Hydraulic lifts, mining sites, china museum... are amazing witnesses of the Industrial Era in La Louvière. La Louvière knows how to party! It’s all about fun, friendliness and fab events.

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   What to do in La Louvière?

   • Hydraulic lifts, mining sites, a ceramics museum... are amazing witnesses of the Industrial Era in La Louvière. Discover the central regional of Wallonia's cultural heritage thanks to the P.A.R.C and its 8 museums. The Centre for Engravings and Prints is a place for encounters, creation and research, dedicated solely to contemporary prints...

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