An Important Source Of Water
This canal runs 4.5 kilometers. It was approved and built by Napoleon Bonaparte. The primary purpose of this canal is to provide Parisians with safe drinking water. At that time, there were 550,000 residents. But the population grew, and the canal was not taken care of properly.
An Important Source Of Water
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A Lot More To It Than That
When the project was approved, they hoped that unrestricted access to clean water would solve the residents’ problems with health. During that era, Parisians were suffering from cholera and dysentery. The Canal Saint-Martin runs throughout the city for 3 miles, so they were also used to deliver food and building materials.
A Lot More To It Than That
