Canal du Midi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canal_du_Midi
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canal du Midi
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
gptkb:Tolosa
gptkb:Languedoc-Roussillon
gptkb:Aude
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5