To be honest, this defunct factory is under a long term preservation plan which unfortunelately got partly halted in 2021. Some of the wool are leftovers damage from the floods that came from the neighbour's processing wool factory (still active). It used in the past to be open to public as historic landmark due of their unique value. Most of the machinery were still safe before 2021. Sad to see the damages caused.
Beautiful canal. I'm subscribing immediately. I'm a fan of URBEX. I've visited a few abandoned complexes here in the Czech Republic. I had no idea there would be so many abandoned buildings in Western Europe. Beautiful. Be well and be safe.
Fascinating video . A true Time Capsule of Belgium’s industrial heritage. Always sad to see a place that gave work and purpose to so many lives abandoned and forgotten.
Someone PLEASE capture/scan every inch of this amazing place and make a virtual version of it, I would definitely pay to wander around in a high resolution model of that place in VR. Photogrammetry, even when combined with LIDAR, is just not up to the task yet, but I suspect that AI will soon fix that by recognizing things and generating optimized models and textures. There's no reason something like a simple table should still require 1,723,624 verts in order to look decent...
lol, what would be the point? and what has to buzzword salad has to do with the video or urbex. If you like the place, go visit it, no need to ramble this kind of nonsense salad.
It’s striking that this factory closed swiftly enough not to have been gutted, nor when it operated, did it survive long enough to see boilers and steam driven belts replaced with electrical equipment. That surely dates the closure to the 1960s or earlier?
Gerçekten çok tuhaf geldi bana. Tüm bu binaları canlandıran, sokakları güzelleştiren insanların varlığı. İnsan yoksa, gerçekten bu koca binalar bile tamamen anlamını yitiriyor.
7:10 not just due to increased competition but also by the inability to export goods, as WW2 had caused Belgium no guaranteed connection to export it's stuff to the Netherlands and Germany, because they closed their railroad connection. Belgium started spying in the Netherlands and even took over a part of Germany to get the railroad transport going. Though the Netherlands during the wars acted rather neutral and still dealed with Germany, Belgium could not.
@@zteaxon7787 Please provide a timestamp, because I listened for the supposed “linoleum” when I watched the video and only heard his mispronunciation of “lanolin”.
Sorry, dass ich das soschreiben muss, aber: 1. Das Video ist viel zu kurz. 2. Viel zu wenig Informationen 3. Zu viele Werbeunterbrechungen 4. Insgesamt 2 min Werbung in einem Video von lediglich 12 min sind viel zu viel. Fazit: Macht es in Zukunft einfach besser!
They can't help about the ads, that's Google I gave up and subscribed to Premium, but you can still use an adblock in Firefox or Opera. I do agree the video makers gave only few info on the history of the site.
lol, install an ad blocker, who doesn't do that in 2024. Besides, who are you to criticize? this video surely took a lot of hours of work between the visit and post production. It is a beautiful work, crafted with a lot of taste, offered for free.
Amazing ! Thank you for sharing your work with us 👍👍👍👍👍
This place is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!
So glad children haven't broken everything and scribbled all over it.
Thanks!
I love your respect for historical places and give us a glance of places we don't dare or are unable to explore.
To be honest, this defunct factory is under a long term preservation plan which unfortunelately got partly halted in 2021. Some of the wool are leftovers damage from the floods that came from the neighbour's processing wool factory (still active). It used in the past to be open to public as historic landmark due of their unique value. Most of the machinery were still safe before 2021. Sad to see the damages caused.
Beautiful canal. I'm subscribing immediately. I'm a fan of URBEX. I've visited a few abandoned complexes here in the Czech Republic.
I had no idea there would be so many abandoned buildings in Western Europe.
Beautiful. Be well and be safe.
Fascinating video . A true Time Capsule of Belgium’s industrial heritage. Always sad to see a place that gave work and purpose to so many lives abandoned and forgotten.
I am sad that beautiful repair workshop is rusting away. Reminds me of dad a bit.
Great photography!
Really beautiful photography, the commentary was interesting, nice soundtrack. Overall, a lot of taste.
Someone PLEASE capture/scan every inch of this amazing place and make a virtual version of it, I would definitely pay to wander around in a high resolution model of that place in VR. Photogrammetry, even when combined with LIDAR, is just not up to the task yet, but I suspect that AI will soon fix that by recognizing things and generating optimized models and textures. There's no reason something like a simple table should still require 1,723,624 verts in order to look decent...
lol, what would be the point? and what has to buzzword salad has to do with the video or urbex. If you like the place, go visit it, no need to ramble this kind of nonsense salad.
Hello Buildingfans! Very, very beautifull location. Nice pictures. Much thanks!
Glad to see your videos are getting the notoriety that they deserve.
It’s striking that this factory closed swiftly enough not to have been gutted, nor when it operated, did it survive long enough to see boilers and steam driven belts replaced with electrical equipment. That surely dates the closure to the 1960s or earlier?
I commended you, you are truly ethical explorers, as they say in England ‘take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints’
Gerçekten çok tuhaf geldi bana. Tüm bu binaları canlandıran, sokakları güzelleştiren insanların varlığı. İnsan yoksa, gerçekten bu koca binalar bile tamamen anlamını yitiriyor.
I can still smell that place🤢… Nice video!
what an outstanding place!
He said competition led to the downfall of the Belgian industry. Who was competing with them?
Its largely due to the rise of synthetics such as nylon which was preferred over wool for clothing.
Good video 👍🏻
Have you seen that lathe
7:10 not just due to increased competition but also by the inability to export goods, as WW2 had caused Belgium no guaranteed connection to export it's stuff to the Netherlands and Germany, because they closed their railroad connection. Belgium started spying in the Netherlands and even took over a part of Germany to get the railroad transport going. Though the Netherlands during the wars acted rather neutral and still dealed with Germany, Belgium could not.
Could you please share the name and location of this facility?
Solvent Belge, Verviers.
Is this on private property? How is this place still have oldies everywhere.
it is a private property owned by family Desmet.
@@1964_AMU did said family give permission😆to film and explore asbestos chemical ruins. You know you only have to walk on it to die later🤮⚰️
je zei linoleum, maar je bedoelt lanoline denk ik.
No he didn’t. He said lanolin, just with the emphasis on the wrong syllable. Instead of the normal LAN-oh-lin, he said la-NO-lin.
He said linoleum.@@tookitogo
@@zteaxon7787 Please provide a timestamp, because I listened for the supposed “linoleum” when I watched the video and only heard his mispronunciation of “lanolin”.
Do you and your friend ever feel like secret agents. Prep. Survey and asses and enter. Film and explore these sights.
?? its urbex, abandoned factories, really nothign to do with fantasy "secret agent".
@@lo2740 oh your doing it wrong then if you just walk in with owners permission. Well done. 😏😆😆😆
No grafitti or copper thieves, how is this possible?
the place is like being preserved as a historical site. It can be visited.
They haven't seen this video yet 😢
WOOL
Drew Pritchard would buy half of these artefacts.
Coment no 29 minted
Blue finger
And I am a car boot sales man all my stock out bin🤔♻️🙀🙃🌈🏴✅📸
Sorry, dass ich das soschreiben muss, aber:
1. Das Video ist viel zu kurz.
2. Viel zu wenig Informationen
3. Zu viele Werbeunterbrechungen
4. Insgesamt 2 min Werbung in einem Video von lediglich 12 min sind viel zu viel.
Fazit: Macht es in Zukunft einfach besser!
They can't help about the ads, that's Google I gave up and subscribed to Premium, but you can still use an adblock in Firefox or Opera.
I do agree the video makers gave only few info on the history of the site.
3. Too many commercial breaks : That's TH-cam, not the creator of this channel.
lol, install an ad blocker, who doesn't do that in 2024. Besides, who are you to criticize? this video surely took a lot of hours of work between the visit and post production. It is a beautiful work, crafted with a lot of taste, offered for free.
1. No.
2. Did you even listen?
3. That's TH-cam.
4. That's TH-cam.
Conclusion: you're a d*mb*ss 😂