Heritage sites in Boom

Regional Heritage

This collection highlights the industrial and architectural evolution of Boom in the Rupel region. It features the Steenbakkerij Novobric, a testament to the area's historic brickmaking industry, and the Provinciale Technische Scholen, recognized for its striking Art Deco design. The list also includes the neo-Gothic Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Rochuskerk, the historic Sashuis lock house, and the Gemeentelijk Park, which offers landscaped green space on the site of former clay extraction pits.

Gemeentelijk Park Boom

A public park established on the site of former clay pits, featuring landscape architecture that reflects the region's industrial history.

Steenbakkerij Novobric

A historic industrial site representing the traditional brickmaking industry of the Rupel region.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw en Sint-Rochuskerk

Neo-Gothic church built in 1850, serving as a prominent religious landmark in the center of Boom.

Sashuis

A historic lock house situated along the water, reflecting the maritime and transport heritage of the local canal system.

Provinciale Technische Scholen

Modernist school complex constructed in the 1920s, notable for its Art Deco architectural elements and decorative brickwork.

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