Canal St.Martin - Paris

Some scenes from a trip along the Canal St.Martin, Paris, on a beautiful 4th.July 2012 aboard the boat 'Marcel Carne' operated by the Canauxrama company. The journey starts at the Basin de la Villette and continues through several locks and tunnels to the
Port d L'Arsenal close to the Place de la Bastille.
Construction of the canal was ordered by Napoleon I in 1802, in order to create an artificial waterway for supplying Paris with fresh water to support a growing population and to help avoid diseases such as dysentery and cholera. By the 1960s, traffic had dwindled to a trickle and the canal narrowly escaped being filled in and paved over for a highway. Today, the canal is covered from Rue du Faubourg du Temple to the Place de la Bastille and is a popular destination for Parisians and tourists alike

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