Milan canal system
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The Milan canal system is a historic network of artificial waterways that once enabled transport, irrigation, and commerce in and around Milan, Italy.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal network
ⓘ
hydraulic infrastructure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| cityServed | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Adda River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Como region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Maggiore region NERFINISHED ⓘ Po River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticino River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreation
ⓘ
tourist navigation ⓘ urban landscape feature ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| declineReason |
competition from railways
ⓘ
urban road development ⓘ |
| developmentStartDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| feature |
artificial channels
ⓘ
basins ⓘ locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cerchia dei Navigli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darsena di Milano NERFINISHED ⓘ Naviglio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Naviglio Martesana NERFINISHED ⓘ Naviglio Pavese NERFINISHED ⓘ Naviglio di Paderno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered part of Milan’s historical heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lombardy
ⓘ
Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
commercial transport
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| majorExpansionPeriod |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| notableEngineerAssociated | Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyCoveredBy | urban streets ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn | historic center of Milan ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled connection between Milan and major rivers
ⓘ
facilitated Milan’s commercial development ⓘ supported irrigation of Lombardy plain ⓘ |
| status |
partially filled in
ⓘ
partially navigable ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Navigli district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
supply of water to agriculture
ⓘ
supply of water to industry ⓘ transport of building materials ⓘ transport of goods ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.