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The Canal du Midi World Heritage Site
In 1994 ,a nomination
as UNESCO World Heritage was proposed by the Navigable Wareways
of France.
This record is
mainly out of the Revel congress house. During theses sessions
all the people concerned where aware of the necessity to
save the Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux-Mers. Protect and
insure its tomorrows were the historians, eéconomics,
associations, politics and scientifcs concern.
In June 1995 the
Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine
regions in partnership with the French Minister of Culture
approuved the World Heritage candidature.
Mandated by 'UNESCO,
ICOMOS experts came to see the Canal du Midi.
On December 6th 1996, out of 147 countries, UNESCO
21 board members nominated 33 world beauty spots on, the
Canal du Midi. (Original: la dépêche du
Midi, J.Jalabert)
Registered as World
Heritage in the Pierre Paul Riquet masterpiece :
The Canal du Midi from Toulouse to the etang de Thau
The seuil de Naurouze and the water supply system
The interesting civil engineering works
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It comes
to mind that each one of us has the duty to support and
care for this " wonder of Europe " as Vauban used
to say about it. This noble man made waterway, contributed
to the cultural and economic well- being of humanity.
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