A barge lift house is a descent structure, an older form of ship lift. In canals that had to overcome differences in height in the landscape, barge lifting houses with pulleys and trolleys were used to raise or lower the barges from one level to another, which was done using muscle power, Halsbrücke, Halsbrücke, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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A barge lift house is a descent structure, an older form of ship lift. In canals that had to overcome differences in height in the landscape, barge lifting houses with pulleys and trolleys were used to raise or lower the barges from one level to another, which was done using muscle power, Halsbrücke, Halsbrücke, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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