Charbonnage du Gouffre 🇧🇪

The Charbonnage n°10 « du Gouffre » was the main and last coal factory of the Charbonnages du Gouffre company. The site was operative starting in 1916. This building with reinforced concrete walls came after in 1934. After its closure in 1969, the site was converted into a Zoo between 1979 and 1982 before becoming the property of a car deconstructor.

Today, the former buildings of the Charbonnage du Gouffre are empty and completely abandoned, letting urban explorers to come and explore it. Only one of these buildings, in better condition and located in the direct neighborhood, is used by a firm specialized in concrete.