Canal du Midi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canal_du_Midi

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:canal
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Royal_Canal_in_Languedoc
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Pierre-Paul_Riquet
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:Garonne_River gptkb:Étang_de_Thau
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1666 1681
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:River_Aude gptkb:River_Orb
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first canal in Europe linking Atlantic and Mediterranean
gptkbp:length	240 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:France
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:Voies_Navigables_de_France
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Fonserannes_Locks gptkb:Malpas_Tunnel gptkb:Orb_Aqueduct
gptkbp:numberOfLocks	91
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Voies_Navigables_de_France
gptkbp:passesThrough	gptkb:Toulouse gptkb:Béziers gptkb:Carcassonne
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:navigation irrigation
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Nouvelle-Aquitaine gptkb:Occitanie
gptkbp:status	in use
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1996 yes
gptkbp:waterSource	gptkb:Montagne_Noire
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Toulouse gptkb:Toulouse,_France gptkb:Garonne
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Canal du Midi