ITR4755482: Canal du Midi, Calle de Radoub, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne (Haute Garonne), Midi-Pyrenees (Midi Pyrenees). 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 South Canal will take 15 years of work to dig and feed a 240 km long artificial watercourse. Photography 2002 / Bridgeman Images
ITR4755409: The Canal du Midi near Narbonne, Canal de la Robine, Aude, Languedoc Roussillon (Languedoc-Roussillon). 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
ITR4755464: Le canal du Midi, Pont canal sur l'Orb, Beziers, Herault, Languedoc Roussillon (Languedoc-Roussillon), 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