Visit : Monument

GILEPPE DAM

Address:
Route de la Gileppe 55 A
4845 JALHAY
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Tel.: +32 (0) 87 64 81 25
Fax: +32 (0) 87 64 72 95
Email : info@tourismejalhaysart.be

This weight-type dam, one of the oldest in Europe, was built between 1869 and 1878 and raised in 1971. It has a capacity of 25 million cubic metres. In the middle of this dam stands a 13.5 metre-high lion which was fashioned by Felix Bourré and is made up of 186 blocks. A panoramic viewpoint offers a breathtaking sight, in particular over the Hertogenwald. A panoramic belvedere offers a superb view, in particular of Hertogenwald.