Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Canal du Midi' has mentioned 'Louis XIV' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Colbert authorized the start of work by royal edict in October, 1666, with the aim of developing the wheat trade, under the supervision of Pierre-Paul Riquet, and construction lasted from 1666 to 1681, during the reign of Louis XIV. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Location and profile of the canal 1.2 Legal status 2 History 2.1 Abandoned projects 2.2 Study of the project 2.2.1 Highlights 2.2.2 Inaccuracies by Pierre-Paul Riquet 2.2.3 Study techniques 2.3 Political and economic context 2.4 The edict of Louis XIV and the financing of the project 2.5 Construction of the canal 2.5.1 Work organization and social conditions 2.5.2 Trades and work measures implemented 2.6 Inauguration 2.7 Supplementary works 2.8 Operation and life of the canal 2.8.1 Management 2.8.2 Maintenance 2.8.3 The economy around the canal 2.8.4 The boats 2.8.5 Influence on Hungary 2.9 Rail competition 2.10 The end of merchant traffic 2.11 The canal in the 21st century 2.11.1 A canal for tourism and recreation 2.11.2 A canal for water 2.11.3 The Canal as heritage 3 The structures 3.1 Water supply for the canal 3.2 The locks 3.3 The ports 3.4 The aqueducts 3.5 Other structures 4 Flora and fauna 5 The Canal du Midi as a model 6 People linked to the canal 7 See also 8 Notes 8.1 Comments 8.2 Citations 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links | WIKI |
| When Louis XIV received his proposal through the Archbishop of Toulouse (Charles-Franxc3xa7ois Anglure of Bourlemont) in 1662 he saw the opportunity to deprive Spain of part of its resources, and the opportunity to mark his reign with an imperishable work. | WIKI |
| From that moment Louis XIV knew that the canal was technically feasible. | WIKI |
| The edict of Louis XIV and the financing of the project[edit] | WIKI |
| [105] King Louis XIV, who was the sponsor, also left it as a mark of his commitment to grandeur. | WIKI |
| Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's Controller-General of Finances who was commissioned by the king to assess the cost and feasibility of the project. | WIKI |
| It is the living testimony of the art and creativity of the engineers of the time of Louis XIV who triumphed over the difficult conditions of geography and hydrography to realize the immemorial dream of the "junction of the seas". | UNESCO |