Top spot in East Belgium : La Gileppe Dam with the lion statue standing on top and looking to the german border
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The famous lion, made by Félix-Antoine Bouré, is the other major attraction. Height: 13, 5m. Weight: 130 tonnes. 183 blocks that fit together like a puzzle were completely dismantled and rebuilt to mark the elevation of the dam.
The Gileppe Dam (French Barrage de la Gileppe) is an arch-gravity dam on the Gileppe river in Jalhay, Liège province, Wallonia, The dam was built in the 1870s to supply water for the wool industry in nearby Verviers. The monumental structure with its unusually thick profile played an important role in establishing an international standard for masonry gravity dams as a technology for major water supply systems. It was considered one of the strongest dams in Europe at the time, and it was the first dam built in modern Belgium. In the first decade of the 21st century, it was noted as supplying most of the drinking water for Verviers, as well as industrial water, and as producing hydroelectricity.
The hydraulic dam of Gileppe, located on the territory of the Municipality of Jalhay, is known for its monumental lion of 13.5 meters high overlooking the lake.
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