A memorial in Marseillan to Pierre-Paul Riquet, the architect of the Canal du Midi which reaches the Mediterranean near the town

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The plaque reads: 'A LA MEMOIRE DU PERE / DU CANAL DU MIDI / PIERRE-PAUL RIQUET / DECEDE LE 1ER OCTOBRE 1680 / ORDRE MAJEUR DE LA COQUILLE / LE 1-10-1995'. In English this is: In memory of the father of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Died on October 1st 1680. Ordre Majeur de la Coquille, 1-10-1995.

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Size: 4126px × 2741px
Location: Marseillan, Herault, Languedoc, France, Europe
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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