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Hasard, the abandoned coal mine close to Liege in the town of Cheratte was closed in 1977
A newspaper from 1976 tells us the first photos of Mars are taken with the Viking I rocket, clothes hanging in the lockers. Hasard was abandoned in just one day. The miners turning up for work could turn back, the gates was closed. Sometimes it feels that a miner could walk in to get his coat and hat from his locker. But the coat and hat haven’t been touched for over 25 years.

The main building is a typical Malakoff tower build in 1907, this building style comes out of the 19 century and was named after a building in the Russian town Sebastopol. Many towers in the german Ruhrgebied have a similar Malakoff look. It has more the looks af an ancient castle with knights firing crossbows to the enemy than a building full of showers for the miners.

The mine has four shafts. One in the main building and others in the surrounding area. The deepest shaft is 480 m. Puits Hognée, the shaft on the hill behind the mine, has been used to lift waste material to a spoil tip.