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Toulouse
Haute-Garonne
Midi-Pyrénées

Allée Jean Jaurès / Boulevard de Bonrepos

Pierre-Paul Riquet

Béziers 1609 - Toulouse 1680
engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi
(Wikipedia)

Bernard Griffoul-Dorval
1853

Description

Stone statue.

Inscription(s)

A
PIERRE PAUL RIQUET
LA VILLE
DE TOULOUSE
18 Septembre 1853

EDIT DE CONSTRUCTION
DU CANAL DU MIDI.
5 Octobre 1666.

JONCTION DES DEUX MERS
rigole nourriciere de la montagne
saint ferriol. naurouse.
percement du malpas
port de cette.

OUVERTURE DE LA NAVIGATION
15 Mai 1681

Signed: Griffoul-Dorval / 1838

Annotation

The statue stands a few meters from the bridge over the Canal du Midi - however, Riquet has his back to the canal and looks to the city.

Artist

Bernard Griffoul-Dorval (Toulouse 1788 - Toulouse 1861), French sculptor.

Location (N 43°36'33" - E 1°27'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frmp034; Photograph: 2 September 2011
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