An Important Source Of Water
The canal spans 4.5 kilometers. It was finished after Napoleon Bonaparte approved the project. This canal was constructed primarily to provide safe drinking water to Paris’s 550,000 inhabitants. He was well aware, however, that the population would almost certainly continue to rise soon.
An Important Source Of Water
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He also hoped that having clean water would help with the city’s health issues. At the time, there were numerous reports of cholera and dysentery. The Canal Saint-Martin winds its way through the city for nearly three miles. It also delivered food and building materials to Parisians all over the city at the time.
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