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ITR4755456: The Gaillousty lock on the Canal du Midi, France. Photography 2002. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images
OMG4569132: Housing building, seafront in Le Havre (Seine Maritime). City inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 15/07/2005. Le Havre was the most devastated city in France during the Second World War (1939-1945). Rebuilt under the direction of Auguste Perret (1874-1954).The Le Havre yard was an opportunity to experiment with new construction processes, such as the use of new vibrating concrete agglomerations, which were later generalized with the industrialization of the building., Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) / Bridgeman Images
ITR4756209: Le canal du Midi - Relais de Pigasse. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. Photography 2005 / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755201: L'ecluse de l'Ocean in Languedoc, Canal du Midi, France. Photography 2002. At 60 years old, under Louis XIV, engineer Pierre Paul Riquet embarks on an extraordinary adventure, connecting the Garonne to the Mediterranean with the technical and topographical means of the 18th century. The Midi Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial stream. / Bridgeman Images