At the U4 there is a blast furnace, but also...

School visits on the theme of industrial heritage

CAVF

As part of the European Heritage Days and the "Raise your eyes!" operation , the blast furnace dedicates the day of Friday to school visits in order to make young people discover part of their industrial heritage.

About the venue

1 Rue du Jardin des Traces, 57270 Uckange
  • Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique
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  • Monument historique

Strong symbol of the industrial heritage of the valley of Fensch, safeguarded thanks to its registration(inscription) in conformance with(for) historic monuments, the blast furnace U4 is the last one of 6 blast furnaces of the factory with cast iron built in 1890\. One of the rare monuments of the steel industry of the XXth century kept(preserved) in France, it is a place of culture and of heritage today. The high stove(furnace) U4 also became a work of contemporary art thanks to the highlighting " All suns " of Claude Lévêque.

Access: Road of Thionville

Parc du haut-fourneau U4 ©Claude Lévêque