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The Île de la Cité is the central and historic district of Paris, with a secular and religious history that dates to the 10th century. Its western end has housed a palace since Roman times, and its eastern end has been primarily dedicated to various religious structures, including the famous Notre-Dame cathedral.
Canal des Étangs: Original name of canal now incorporated in Canal du Rhône à Sète: Sète: Aigues-Mortes: 49: S Faux-Remparts: Canal des Faux-Remparts: River arm reserved for passenger boats: Ill: Strasbourg: Ill: Strasbourg: 2: 1: NE Furnes: Canal de Furnes: Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque (name in Flanders) Dunkerque: Furnes: 13.3: 1: N Garonne ...
At its northern end is the "roundabout of canals" where the Bassin de la Villette converges with the Canal de l'Ourcq (which brings water for more than 100 km from the river Ourcq) and the Saint-Denis canal which, with a length of 6,647.50 m and a slope of 28.45 m, joins the Seine at Saint-Denis, as well as the small Darse du fond de Rouvray ...
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The Bassin de l'Arsenal (French pronunciation: [basɛ̃ də laʁsənal]; also known as the Port de l'Arsenal [pɔʁ-]) is a boat basin in Paris.It links the Canal Saint-Martin, which begins at the Place de la Bastille, to the Seine, at the Quai de la Rapée.
The Canal Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [kanal sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃]) is a 4.6 km (2.86 mi) long canal in Paris, connecting the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.Nearly half its length (2,069 metres (2,263 yd)), between the Rue du Faubourg du Temple and the Place de la Bastille, was covered in the mid-19th century to create wide boulevards and public spaces on the surface. [1]
The completion of the Canal de l'Ourcq in 1824, bringing water from outside the city to the Center of Paris, made it possible to build new fountains in the Place de la Concorde. In 1829, during the rule of King Charles X , the city sponsored a competition for a new plan for the square, which was to include no less than four fountains.
In 1821 it was connected by the canal Saint-Denis, 6.5 kilometers long, to the basin at la Villette, which became a major commercial port for barges and boats bringing goods to the city. The Canal Saint-Martin, finished in 1825 and 4.5 kilometers long, completed the city's canal network; it joined the basin of the Arsenal and the Seine with the ...