that was portrayed in Le Sang des Betes, the film by Georges Franju (1912-87). In Paris as in other European capitals, central markets came to be moved from the third quarter of the 20th century towards the [...] to computer science, telecommunications and printing. The permanent exhibitions illustrate three themes: water, plant life and energy, and there are displays relating to space, motor cars, aeronautics

rises into the sky. A huge wooden bucket wheel dominates the ground floor. Once driven by the re-routed waters of the River Anger, it set the ingenious mechanism into action via massive gear wheels and [...] full with the help of industrial espionage. This is how what is probably the first factory on the European continent came into being in Ratingen in 1784. In 1977 almost two hundred years later production

1846 to link the Manchester to Bolton line with Radcliffe. It was a popular passenger and freight route which continued along the Irwell Valley to Rawtenstall. 1972 saw the last passengers travel on the [...] Railway is a vibrant, year-round attraction offering trips and tours, Lancastrian Lunch Trains, Theme Days and even opportunities to experience driving steam and diesel locomotives.

almost 20-fold. Unfortunately, the anticipated increase in freight traffic never materialised. The route for wide beam boats was also not completed, as the narrow locks at the southern end of the Grand Union [...] Plane boat lift back into full use. The Inclined Plane is an important part of local, national and European heritage. The Partnership’s ultimate Vision is for it to be restored to full working order thus

2009-10. One particularly innovative arts project concerns ‘tramping’, the custom, commonplace in many European countries, by which young men who had completed their apprenticeships moved across the country, [...] millwrighting had stayed there in the nineteenth century. A road show has been devised around the theme of tramping, and pottery and banners have been produced relating to the subject. The mill itself is

hydraulic props were in action on a large scale. An associated “Kohle & Energie” (Coal and Energy) theme park extends over 3.5 ha and was opened in 2003, displaying large excavators used in open cast workings [...] lake) deal with the rehabilitation of former mining areas. The Braunkohle-Rundweg, a 35 km circular route for hikers and cyclists providing access to 20 sites of historical interest in the coalfield, starts

and ethnically were predominantly German until 1945. The cities lie at the point where the main routes from Russia and Cracow through the Beskid mountains cross the river, and textile manufactures flourished [...] aspects of the history of the textile industry, and perhaps show more clearly than in any other European city the evolution of factory-based textile production from manufacturing workshops on the premises [...] 19th century, winding machines and weft winders. The museum is a site on the Industrial Monuments Route of the Silesian Voivodeship.

In most West European countries, buying a motorcycle in the 1920s or 1930s was the only affordable entry point to mechanised transport for most working-class people. The PS.Speicer museum at Einbeck, a [...] includes some historic motor cars whose relationship to motor cycles is one of the museum’s principal themes. The collection is displayed in a seven-storey, five-bay former granary, built in 1898 and adapted

The River Rhine has been the most important European trade artery during the industrial period. It is now a commercial navigation between Rotterdam and Basle. Its course through the Netherlands has been [...] Koln-Dusseldorfer Rheinschiffart company established a passenger service which proved popular as a route to Switzerland. The river was notable for the huge floats of timber that passed from its upper reaches

is founder and member of the European Mining Routes of Santa Barbara Federation, a network dedicated to promoting mining heritage across Europe. The Federation promotes routes that explore ancient mining [...] Trail, a hiking, historical, cultural and landscape itinerary of 500 km divided into 30 stages. The route runs along the mining paths walked by miners during the great mining epic. Walking along this Trail [...] tourism methods such as hiking, cycling, or horseback riding. These itineraries, located in various European mining regions, provide a unique opportunity to discover the rich industrial mining heritage in

Visitors are invited to discover the varied aspects of the industrial monument by following several theme routes. The path of iron starts at the ore and coal bunkers, takes the elevator straight up the oldest

between 1939 and 1940. Britannia Rail Bridge Robert Stephenson chose to build his magnificent Egyptian themed, tubular rail bridge at the second narrowest point on the Menai Strait. Begun in 1846, the bridge [...] tier steel arch truss design carrying not only the railway from London to Holyhead but also a major European roadway, linking Continental Europe to Ireland. The full history of the bridges and several artefacts

cartoon figure composed of tyres, otherwise known as the Michelin man. Six galleries based on the theme of mobility, portray the past, present and future of the company and its products. It includes exciting [...] forgotten include the railcars with pneumatic tyres with which the company was involved in several European countries in the 1930s. Due attention is paid to Michelin’s role in producing maps and guides to

The Old Town in Arhus, the principal city of Jutland, is unusual amongst European open air museums in that it consists largely of urban buildings rather than farmsteads that have been removed from their [...] er. There are displays illustrating the history of clocks, toys, silverware and pottery, and the theme of textile production can be followed throughout the museum. The Old Town is one of the most popular

will be the European Capital of Culture. One focus of the planned events in the Capital of Culture year will be industrial culture. Among other things, there will be industrial culture themed tours in museums [...] salt trade. The Traunsee-Almtal Tourism Association, a region in the Salzkammergut, has taken up the theme of industrial culture as it is a clear unique selling point for the region. From 2021, the "Long Night