Wander north along the Antwerp waterfront and you eventually reach a row of 17 abandoned harbour cranes.
Located on the Rijnkaai near Hangar 27, these giant machines were once used to unload cargo from ships in Antwerp harbour. They are now preserved by the MAS museum as examples of industrial technology.
The oldest is a wooden crane from 1907. The more modern electric crane with the number 400 KA was built in 1950, while 410 KD dates from 1961.
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