Complex sentence: To overcome this difference, the 15.4-metre lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888, and the other three lifts, each with a rise, opened in 1917.
Split into simpler sentences: To overcome this difference, the lift at Houdeng-Goegnies was opened in 1888. The other three lifts, each with a rise, opened in 1917.