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The system was designed by José Galván Balaguer, a military engineer, along with León de Torres and León Huerta. [ 1 ] The system was designed to raise water from the Gordejuela springs to the top of the cliff, some 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, [ 1 ] so that the fresh water could be used in banana plantations in the Orotava Valley ...
The final stretch of the Eau Rouge, as it joins the river Amblève near Stavelot. The Eau Rouge is a small, 15-kilometre-long (9 mi) stream in the Belgian province of Liège. It is a right tributary of the Amblève. It starts in the Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") and ends in Challes, near Stavelot in the river Amblève.
Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), also known as Frantic in the US and Lift to the Scaffold in the UK, is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Louis Malle. The film stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as illicit lovers whose murder plot starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator.
The Flag of France, whose colors are given as "bleu, blanc et rouge" Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge, a junior ice hockey team; A common nickname for the professional ice hockey team Montreal Canadiens; Blue, White and Red Rally (Rassemblement Bleu Blanc Rouge) a nationalist political association in France; The Three Colors trilogy films; Bleu-Blanc ...
Strépy-Thieu boat lift View upstream Aerial view. The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (French: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium.
Trois milliards sans ascenseur (Translation: Three Billions Without an Elevator) (Italian: Sette cervelli per un colpo perfetto/ Seven Brains for a Perfect Shot) is a 1972 French-Italian film, directed by Roger Pigaut. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. [3] The script was co-written by Lucio Fulci. [4]
Fort Boyard, pictured in 1989, during refurbishment work with its original access platform already installed. The watchtower has not been rebuilt yet.. In 1980, Philippe de Dieuleveult [], a co-presenter of Antenne 2's La Chasse aux Trésors [] (the original, French version of Treasure Hunt), came close to drowning while trying to reach Fort Boyard in rough seas.
Share of the Compagnie du Tramway du Mont-Blanc, issued 18. September 1911 Nid d'Aigle station. The Mont Blanc tramway or Tramway du Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [tʁamwɛ dy mɔ̃ blɑ̃], TMB) is a mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is the highest in France and the fourth highest in Europe. It is also the ...