Structures Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/category/structures/ Mechanically-minded travel Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:15:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The London Museum – Docklands https://mechtraveller.com/2026/04/the-london-museum-docklands/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/04/the-london-museum-docklands/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:33:33 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12973 The London Museum Docklands is a ‘must-see’ museum that tells the history of the River Thames and the growth of London’s huge port system from the first Roman settlements to the modern-day regeneration of the Canary Wharf area. It is housed, appropriately, right at the heart of docklands in the ‘No. 1 Warehouse’ at West […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/04/the-london-museum-docklands/feed/ 0 The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/the-chimney-lift-at-battersea-power-station/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/the-chimney-lift-at-battersea-power-station/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:40:48 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12510 The Chimney Lift at London’s Battersea Power Station (BPS) has reopened with a new interactive experience area designed to engage and inform visitors about the huge and historic former electricity generating plant. What is the Chimney Lift? It’s a glass enclosed lift that rises up through one of the power station’s four iconic chimneys and […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/the-chimney-lift-at-battersea-power-station/feed/ 0 The World’s Highest Bridge opens in China https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:04:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12086 The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres over the Beipan River in China’s Guizhou province, which is known for its dramatic mountains. After three years of construction, the massive 2,890-meter-long* suspension bridge was finally opened to traffic on Sunday (28 Sep), dramatically cutting the 2 hours it used to take motorists to get from […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/feed/ 0 London Canal Museum https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/london-canal-museum/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/london-canal-museum/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 17:17:15 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11726 The London Canal Museum (LCM) is housed in an historic canal warehouse, just north of King’s Cross. It has displays and artefacts on two floors, telling the story of canals, and London’s canals in particular, from their construction, the goods and industries that relied on them for transport, the lock keepers, boatmen and their families […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/london-canal-museum/feed/ 0 Industrial Heritage on the Union Canal, and how to explore it https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/industrial-heritage-on-the-union-canal-and-how-to-explore-it/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/industrial-heritage-on-the-union-canal-and-how-to-explore-it/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:24:31 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11120 The truth is, all of Britain’s canals are ‘industrial heritage’ in their own right, but they all have some unique pieces of engineering & architecture that stand out. The Union Canal, running between Falkirk and Edinburgh, is no exception. I took a narrowboat on a short trip along half of it to see its key […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/industrial-heritage-on-the-union-canal-and-how-to-explore-it/feed/ 0 The Fontinettes Boat Lift, Arques, Pas-de-Calais https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/the-fontinettes-boat-lift-arques-pas-de-calais/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/the-fontinettes-boat-lift-arques-pas-de-calais/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:44:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10291 The Fontinettes Boat Lift (Ascenseur à bateaux des Fontinettes) in Arques, Pas-de-Calais. is a magnificent piece of 19th century engineering and architecture. It was built in the late 19th century at Fontinettes* to replace a set of five locks on the Neuffossé canal which linked/s the canalised rivers Lys and Aa**. This was an important […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/the-fontinettes-boat-lift-arques-pas-de-calais/feed/ 0 Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/musee-des-arts-et-metiers-paris/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/musee-des-arts-et-metiers-paris/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 18:27:08 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10070 The Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts) in Paris is almost the French equivalent of the Science Museum in London, and it is absolutely packed with the most fascinating historic, scientific, mechanical, experimental and industrial exhibits. Be prepared to allocate plenty of time for your visit! The museum, created in 1794 […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/musee-des-arts-et-metiers-paris/feed/ 0 Pingtan Book House Architectural Award https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:59:07 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8404 Love this! It reminds me of a ‘Bee Hotel’! The Pingtan Book House in China’s Hunan province* is designed to provide space for children to read and play. The design, by Hong Kong based Condition_Lab, has just been awarded ‘highly commended’ in the Cultural Building of the Year category of the annual Dezeen Awards. The […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/pingtan-book-house-architectural-award/feed/ 0 Architecture Prize for the Freedom Museum in Groesbeek, Holland https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:03:16 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8290 The Freedom Museum in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, has been awarded the Architecture MasterPrize for 2022 in the ‘Cultural Architecture’ category. The museum covers a wide range of WW2 experiences and stories, such as the famine endured by Dutch civilians in 1944/5, but the focus is on the liberation of Holland and two local elements of […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/11/architecture-prize-for-the-freedom-museum-in-groesbeek-holland/feed/ 0 EOL Centre éolien – Offshore Wind Farm Visitor Centre in Saint-Nazaire https://mechtraveller.com/2022/10/eol-centre-eolien-offshore-wind-farm-visitor-centre-in-saint-nazaire/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/10/eol-centre-eolien-offshore-wind-farm-visitor-centre-in-saint-nazaire/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:54:18 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8206 The EOL Centre éolien – Offshore Wind Farm Visitor Centre in Saint-Nazaire is the first and only such centre in France. It opened in 2017 and is designed very much with family and school groups in mind. The centre explains how wind turbines and wind farms work using hands-on immersive displays and experiences. France’s first […]

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