🔥 Blast Furnaces of the World

These are notable blast furnaces — the great tower furnaces that smelted iron into pig metal and drove the industrial age, from the charcoal blast furnaces of the Weald and Sweden to the preserved coke-fired stacks of the Ruhr, Wales and Appalachia, many now museum monuments. Each profile shows where the furnace stood, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

30 blast furnaces from 6 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any blast furnace for its full profile.

Americas (22) Asia (1) Europe (7)

Americas (22 blast furnaces)

Asia (1 blast furnaces)

Europe (7 blast furnaces)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.