When A Parisian Canal Aged Two-Hundred Years Was Drained, No One Could Believe What Was In There

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