Incredible Past
A pair of canals would then follow the successful construction of the Canal Saint-Martin with the same goals attached. They were named the Canal de l’Ourcq and the Canal Saint-Denis. The former went on for a phenomenal 108 kilometers and had a width of 3.4 meters. It commenced at Port-Aux-Perches and ran all the way to the Bassin de la Villette to fuse with the Canal Saint-Matin. Given that all three canals are around two centuries old, it really puts the amazement of these engineering and construction feats into perspective.
Incredible Past
Rising Water Levels And Uprisings
The Canal Saint-Martin happens to be the best-regarded out of the three canals, which ran subterranean and connected the Bassin de l’Arsenal with the Place de la Bastille. If you know your French history, then the Place de la Bastille is significant to you as the place where the French Revolution saw some of its bloodiest and most important struggles. Better known as the Bastille, this was a prison that was assaulted during the French Revolution. Given that this was the place where so much significant historical action took place, you can imagine that modern Parisians were terribly eager to see what was down there.
Rising Water Levels And Uprisings
