Big Pit National Coal Museum
former coal mine and industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon in south-east Wales
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Wikipedia
English Big Pit National Coal Museum
Big Pit National Coal Museum (Welsh: Pwll Mawr Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru) is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 under the auspices of the National Museum of Wales. The site is dedicated to operational preservation of the Welsh heritage of coal mining, which took place during the Industrial revolution.
Located adjacent to the preserved Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Big Pit is part of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, a World Heritage Site, and an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
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German Big Pit National Coal Museum
Das Big Pit National Coal Museum ist ein Industriemuseum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. Nach hundertjährigem Betrieb von 1880 bis 1980, wurde die ehemalige Mine im Jahr 1983 der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht und dient heute als Besucherbergwerk. Dieses erinnert nun an die für Wales so bedeutende Kohleförderung in Zeiten der industriellen Revolution.
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Wikivoyage
English The Big Pit
The National Museum of Wales has turned this former coal mine into a look back at what mining life was like in days gone by. The highlight of the trip is an underground tour of the mine itself, led by a retired Welsh miner.
