industry Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/industry/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:23:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png industry Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/industry/ 32 32 City of Potosí https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-potosi/ https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-potosi/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:02:19 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38359 A major Spanish-colonial-era silver mine and city where the whole production chain and the social context are still visible.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-potosi/feed/ 0 Crespi d’Adda https://worldheritagesites.net/crespi-dadda/ https://worldheritagesites.net/crespi-dadda/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:44:46 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37207 A 19th-century company town built to provide a good standard of living for employees of a cotton mill.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/crespi-dadda/feed/ 0 The Forth Bridge https://worldheritagesites.net/the-forth-bridge/ https://worldheritagesites.net/the-forth-bridge/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:55:18 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35966 A cantilever bridge dating to 1890 that is celebrated for its innovative design.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/the-forth-bridge/feed/ 0 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape https://worldheritagesites.net/blaenavon-industrial-landscape/ https://worldheritagesites.net/blaenavon-industrial-landscape/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:53:23 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35338 An important coal mining and iron production region in the Industrial Revolution.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/blaenavon-industrial-landscape/feed/ 0 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) https://worldheritagesites.net/four-lifts-on-the-canal-du-centre/ https://worldheritagesites.net/four-lifts-on-the-canal-du-centre/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:10:23 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35283 A feat of hydraulic engineering from the Industrial Revolution, used to move vessels between very differing water levels.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/four-lifts-on-the-canal-du-centre/feed/ 0 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape https://worldheritagesites.net/cornwall-and-west-devon-mining-landscape/ https://worldheritagesites.net/cornwall-and-west-devon-mining-landscape/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:39:55 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=34925 A landscape of tin and copper mines that played a significant role in the Industrial Revolution in the UK and the world.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/cornwall-and-west-devon-mining-landscape/feed/ 0 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal https://worldheritagesites.net/pontcysyllte-aqueduct-and-canal/ https://worldheritagesites.net/pontcysyllte-aqueduct-and-canal/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:23:04 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32624 A 19th-century engineering achievement; an elegant structure that still functions to carry a canal high above the ground.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/pontcysyllte-aqueduct-and-canal/feed/ 0 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape https://worldheritagesites.net/iwami-ginzan-silver-mine/ https://worldheritagesites.net/iwami-ginzan-silver-mine/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 20:19:10 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32198 Remains of a silver mining community that operated for centuries, important in international trade.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/iwami-ginzan-silver-mine/feed/ 0 Canal du Midi https://worldheritagesites.net/canal-du-midi/ https://worldheritagesites.net/canal-du-midi/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2023 18:26:47 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32017 A 360-km canal plus locks, tunnels and bridges: a 17th-century feat of engineering.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/canal-du-midi/feed/ 0 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) https://worldheritagesites.net/woudagemaal-wouda-steam-pumping-station/ https://worldheritagesites.net/woudagemaal-wouda-steam-pumping-station/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:50:32 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=30589 The largest and most powerful steam-driven pumping station ever built.

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