米迪运河

运河总长360公里，各类船只通过运河在地中海和大西洋间穿梭往来，整个航运水系涵盖了船闸、沟渠、桥梁、隧道等328个大小不等的人工建筑，创造了世界现代史上最辉煌的土木工程奇迹。运河建于1667年至1694年之间，为工业革命开辟了道路。运河设计师皮埃尔－保罗·德里凯(Pierre-Paul Riquet)在设计上独具匠心，使运河与周边环境融为了一体，实现了技术上的突破，堪称建筑佳作。

This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil engineering in modern times. Built between 1667 and 1694, it paved the way for the Industrial Revolution. The care that its creator, Pierre-Paul Riquet, took in the design and the way it blends with its surroundings turned a technical achievement into a work of art.

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