{"id":353,"date":"2026-10-17T07:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/?p=353"},"modified":"2026-10-17T07:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T07:32:29","slug":"slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the vein of the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/slideshow-of-the-appelfest-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous post on Appelfest 2026<\/a> and other photo shoots, here is a new slideshow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo session in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agora.lu\/belval\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belval<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/luxembourg.public.lu\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg<\/a>. The historic Belval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitluxembourg.com\/place\/blast-furnace-belval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blast furnace<\/a>, once the beating heart of Luxembourg&#8217;s steel industry, have been preserved and integrated into a modern and dynamic urban district, which has today become a hub dedicated to science, culture and innovation. Discover these photos, taken in October 2026 on a sunny morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background music available on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptrz.bandcamp.com\/track\/industrial-ambience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slideshow of the Blast Furnace in Belval\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9f-HeQIJ5UA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the vein of the previous post on Appelfest 2026 and other photo shoots, here is a new slideshow. Photo session in Belval, Luxembourg. The historic Belval blast furnace, once the beating heart of Luxembourg&#8217;s steel industry, have been preserved and integrated into a modern and dynamic urban district, which has today become a hub [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the vein of the previous post on Appelfest 2026 and other photo shoots, here is a new slideshow. Photo session in Belval, Luxembourg. The historic Belval blast furnace, once the beating heart of Luxembourg&#8217;s steel industry, have been preserved and integrated into a modern and dynamic urban district, which has today become a hub [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grand Duchy Tales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61589580163160\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Franck\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Franck\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Franck\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596\"},\"headline\":\"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":92,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/\",\"name\":\"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/17\\\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Grand Duchy Tales - Snail Mail Club, Postcards, Zines\",\"description\":\"Analog Stories for a Digital World from Luxembourg\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596\",\"name\":\"Franck\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Franck\"},\"description\":\"French photographer from Luxembourg. Enjoys shooting historical places and landscapes.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/grandduchytales.lu\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/gdt_franck\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales","og_description":"In the vein of the previous post on Appelfest 2026 and other photo shoots, here is a new slideshow. Photo session in Belval, Luxembourg. The historic Belval blast furnace, once the beating heart of Luxembourg&#8217;s steel industry, have been preserved and integrated into a modern and dynamic urban district, which has today become a hub [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/","og_site_name":"Grand Duchy Tales","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61589580163160","article_published_time":"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Franck","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Franck","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/"},"author":{"name":"Franck","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/#\/schema\/person\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596"},"headline":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval","datePublished":"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/"},"wordCount":92,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/","url":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/","name":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval - Grand Duchy Tales","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-17T07:21:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-17T07:32:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/#\/schema\/person\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/grandduchytales.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BelvalBlastFurnace_thumbnail-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/slideshow-of-the-blast-furnace-at-belval\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Slideshow of the blast furnace at Belval"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/","name":"Grand Duchy Tales - Snail Mail Club, Postcards, Zines","description":"Analog Stories for a Digital World from Luxembourg","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/#\/schema\/person\/21a76068116d321595b7489e1fdbf596","name":"Franck","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48d90874610630563adbb926a44e0206c91957483943454ce7d367c97f896199?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Franck"},"description":"French photographer from Luxembourg. Enjoys shooting historical places and landscapes.","sameAs":["https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu"],"url":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/author\/gdt_franck\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandduchytales.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}