Grand-Hornu

View of the central plaza at the Grand-Hornu

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. It is one of the four industrial sites which were listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2012

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Official website
Grand-Hornu at 365.be

Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Grand-Hornu Bois-du-Luc Bois du Cazier Blegny-Mine

See also: List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium • European Route of Industrial Heritage

World Heritage Sites in Belgium

Brussels	Grand Place Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta Stoclet House

Flanders	Belfries of Belgium and France¹ Bruges (historic centre) Flemish Béguinages Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex

Wallonia	Belfries of Belgium and France¹ Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes Notre-Dame Cathedral of Tournai Major Mining Sites of Wallonia

¹ Shared locally with other regions and with France

Coordinates: 50°26′7″N 3°50′22″E / 50.43528°N 3.83944°E / 50.43528; 3.83944

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