(1604 ou 1609 - 1680)
Biterrois, constructeur du Canal due Midi, il trouve la solution permettant d'unir par un canal l'Ocean a la Mediterranee.En 1667, il entreprend les travaux qu'il financera lui meme.Chantier grandiose reprentant 15 ans travail et 12000 ouvriers ? la t?che. Il meurt mene un an avant la mise en eau du canal...Sa statue lourn?e vers l'Ouest, con temple son oeuvre.[Translation by Google Translate (with modifications):
Pierre Paul Riqet
(1604 or 1609 - 1680)
Native of B?ziers, builder of the Canal du Midi, he found the solution to join the [Atlantic] Ocean to the Mediterranean.In 1667, he began the work that he himself financed.The massive work project represented 15 years and 12,000 workers at the task. He died a year before water entered the canal...His statue looks westward contemplating his work.
| HM Number | HM14WA |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 9:11am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 31T E 517637 N 4798771 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.34158333, 3.21760000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 20.495', E 3° 13.056' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 20' 29.70" N, 3° 13' 3.36" E |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 515 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 72 Allées Paul Riquet, Béziers Languedoc-Roussillon 34500, FR |
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