Statue Alber I
Statue Alber I is a work of art in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Statue Alber I is situated nearby to the post office bpost, as well as near the police station Police du Rœulx.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Sart Canal Bridge.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 3 km south of Statue Alber I.
Sart Canal Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sart Canal Bridge is situated 2½ km southeast of Statue Alber I.
Bracquegnies railway station
Tire shop
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop, which is situated 3½ km south of Statue Alber I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gottignies and Thieu.
Gottignies
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Gottignies is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Statue Alber I.
Thieu
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize. Thieu is situated 4 km south of Statue Alber I.
Thieusies
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thieusies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Soignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, Thieusies formed part of the municipality of Soignies, also comprising the villages of Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies. Thieusies is situated 4½ km west of Statue Alber I.
Statue Alber I
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.50531° or 50° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
4.11114° or 4° 6′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F26G446+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2137475217OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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