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The "Pass'erelle"
A magical contribution and a wonderful idea by Jean Nouvel, the Pass'erelle is the symbolic link between all the site's various spaces, tracing the route followed by the coal from the Belvedere to the sorting and washing plant, which no longer exists.
It symbolises the connection between modernity and history, the abandoned colliery's transition to a living place explaining the relationships between science and society.
It stretches 210 m (690 feet), bringing the visitor along a moving pavement to the Belvedere, 17 m (56 feet) above the ground. Acting as the Pass reception, it gives access to all the exhibition spaces: the Belvedere, the Machine Room, the Children's Street and the Exhibition Hangar.
It houses the interactive exhibition "Everyone can learn", as well as the ticket office, reception and shop.
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