Canal du Midi

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UNESCO World Heritage Site canal waterway

The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site →
canal →
waterway →
alsoKnownAs Canal du Midi →
surface form: "Canal royal en Languedoc"
architect Pierre-Paul Riquet →
connectsTo Atlantic Ocean →
Garonne →
surface form: "Garonne River"

Mediterranean Sea →
Étang de Thau →
constructionEnd 1681 →
constructionMaterial earthworks →
stone →
constructionStart 1666 →
country France →
currentUse recreational boating →
tourism →
designer Pierre-Paul Riquet →
endPoint Étang de Thau →
era 17th century →
hasPart Lac de Saint-Ferréol →
surface form: "Bassin de Saint-Ferréol"

Fonserannes Locks →
Malpas Tunnel →
Naurouze watershed summit →
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (i)(ii)(iv) →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
historicalUse commercial transport →
inception 1666 →
length approximately 240 kilometres →
locatedIn Aude department →
Haute-Garonne →
surface form: "Haute-Garonne department"

Hérault →
surface form: "Hérault department"

Occitanie NERFINISHED →
Southern France →
surface form: "southern France"
maintainedBy Voies navigables de France →
notableFeature one of the oldest canals in Europe still in operation →
series of staircase locks at Fonserannes →
numberOfLocks more than 60 →
openingDate 1681 →
partOf Canal des Deux Mers →
passesThrough Béziers →
Carcassonne →
Castelnaudary →
primaryUse inland navigation →
region Occitania →
surface form: "Languedoc"
startPoint Toulouse →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1996 →
waterSource Montagne Noire →
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canal du Midi → alsoKnownAs → Canal du Midi →
surface form: "Canal royal en Languedoc"
Garonne → connectedTo → Canal du Midi →
Canal de Garonne → connectsTo → Canal du Midi →
Hérault → contains → Canal du Midi →
Lac de Saint-Ferréol → feeds → Canal du Midi →
Toulouse → hasLandmark → Canal du Midi →
Occitanie → hasTransportInfrastructure → Canal du Midi →
Aude → hasUNESCOSite → Canal du Midi →
Occitanie → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Canal du Midi →
Toulouse → isCrossedBy → Canal du Midi →
Aude → knownFor → Canal du Midi →
Lac de Saint-Ferréol → locatedNear → Canal du Midi →
Voies navigables de France → operatesIn → Canal du Midi →
Lac de Saint-Ferréol → partOf → Canal du Midi →
surface form: "Canal du Midi water system"
Lauragais → traversedBy → Canal du Midi →
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