Pierre-Paul Riquet build the Royal waterway of Languedoc (France) at the 17th century, waterway became then the Canal du Midi. In its time, it was the most significant European project. Inspired by other models of waterways built since Antiquity, it was used as model or example with much of...

The French canal du Midi, built by Pierre-Paul Riquet in the 17th century was the greatest construction project of its time. It enjoyed a natural monopoly and was protected because the other transport competitors were not able to challenge it for many years. The vagaries of three centuries of...

Pierre-Paul Riquet fit construire au 17e siècle le canal royal du Languedoc, qui devint ensuite le canal du Midi. En son temps, ce fut le projet européen le plus important. Inspiré par d'autres modèles de canaux construits depuis l'Antiquité, il servit de modèle ou d'exemples à beaucoup...