The Briare Canal (French: Canal de Briare, pronounced [kanal də bʁijaʁ]) is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was...

The Briare Aqueduct in central France carries the Canal latéral à la Loire over the river Loire on its journey to the Seine. It replaced a river-level...

reign of Louis XIV. The Canal du Midi is one of the oldest canals of Europe still in operation (the prototype being the Briare Canal). The challenges in these...

Briare (French pronunciation: [bʁijaʁ] , also known as Briare-le-Canal) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical...

Loire") was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 kilometres (122 mi)...

Examples include canals that connect valleys over a higher body of land, like Canal du Midi, Canal de Briare and the Panama Canal. A canal can be constructed...

revolution. China Grand Canal Lingqu Canal France Canal de Briare Canal du Midi Canal du Rhône au Rhin Canal du Centre Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne Germany...

four canals in France from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône River: It includes the Canal du Loing, Canal de Briare, Canal latéral...

seven locks on Briare Canal. The commune is located some 50 km (31 mi) west of Auxerre and is crossed by the Loing and the Briare Canal. It is situated...

This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned...

in the Loiret department in north-central France. The Loing and the Briare Canal run through the town. Château de Châtillon-Coligny Gaspard I de Coligny...

the Puiseaux, the Solin, the Lunain and the Orvanne. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing...

downtown area. Montargis lies on both banks of the river Loing and the Briare Canal, in the Gâtinais region. The town is about 110 km (68 mi) south of Paris...

Hugues Cosnier to construct the Briare Canal. From 1667 to 1681, Riquet built the Canal royal en Languedoc (now the Canal du Midi) between Toulouse and...

The Canal du Loing (French pronunciation: [kanal dy lwɛ̃]) is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine at Saint-Mammès to the Briare Canal just north...

The Canal Henri IV is a section of the Canal de Briare that connects the Loire to the remainder of the Canal de Briare in Briare. It joins the Canal de...

Guillaume Boutheroue was a French engineer who completed the Briare Canal, originated by Hugues Cosnier. In 1623, he was the poor rate and tax collector...

to sight New Zealand. Opening throughout of the Briare Canal in France, the first summit level canal in Europe built using pound locks. The printmaking...

Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret. The canal was begun in 1676 by Robert...

Notable canals were the Stecknitz Canal in Germany in 1398, the Briare Canal connecting the Loire and Seine in France in 1642, followed by the Canal du Midi...

is also the time when the first river navigation channel is dug, the Briare Canal, while the Dutch capital is put to use to dry part of the Marais Poitevin...

"Canal" 5 July 2011 (2011-07-05) Features the Panama Canal expansion project. Explores the technological development of canals including the Briare Canal...

conceived of the Briare Canal who was born in Tours, 1573, and died in 1629, in Paris. He proposed to Henri IV the idea of building a canal from the Loire...

via the Centre-Loire-Briare and Loing Canals to the Seine, via the Canal de la Marne à la Saône (recently often called the "Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne")...

Mountboy point on the Briare Canal PK 35, the Lys River point on the Canal de la Deûle PK 35, the Pargny-Filain point on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne This...

uzwaʁ-]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The Briare Canal and the river Trézée run through the town. A well-known mayor of the...

created in Ancient Rome. The 662-metre (2,172 ft) long steel Briare aqueduct carrying the Canal latéral à la Loire over the River Loire was built in 1896...

navigable river up to Briare came to nothing. The opening of the Canal latéral à la Loire in 1838 enabled navigation between Digoin and Briare to continue, but...

cities of Val de Loire and Paris by the Allier since the opening of the Briare Canal, in spite of delays caused by poor quality and by transportation difficulties...

Amilly Commune The Briare Canal at Amilly Coat of arms Location of Amilly Amilly Show map of France Amilly Show map of Centre-Val de Loire Coordinates:...