Riquet Obelisk

Labastide-d'Anjou, Italy

The Riquet Obelisk (French: Obélisque de Riquet) is dedicated to the creator of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet. In 1827, the heirs of Riquet built the monument. The obelisk has a dedication: "To Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron Bonrepos, author of the Two Seas Canal in Languedoc". It is erected near

the site of the former octagonal holding tank, called the Bassin de Naurouze, created during the building of the Canal du Midi. It is in the area of the Seuil de Naurouze on a mountain pass in southern France.

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Nearby

Château castelli · 2 km away
Croix de cimetière monumenti · 2 km away
Canal du Midi monumenti · 3 km away
Église de Saint-Pierre-d'Alzonne chiese · 3 km away
Croix discoïdale monumenti · 3 km away
Parcelle contenant des vestiges archéologiques monumenti · 3 km away
Église Sainte-Marie chiese · 3 km away
Château castelli · 3 km away