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ITR4756211: The Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary. 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
ITR4755061: Le canal du Midi Book du Libron, Languedoc Roussillon (Languedoc-Roussillon), France. Photograph 2004. 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
ITR4755632: The Gaillousty lock on the Canal du Midi, France. 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 2003 / Bridgeman Images
OMG4569122: Housing building 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
ITR4755408: Le canal du Midi, Epanchoir d'Argentdouble (Argent-Double or Argent Double), France. 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 2002 / Bridgeman Images