The German-language television series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity" pays tribute to special sites from all eras and continents in over 250 episodes with short film contributions, which, despite all their differences, have one thing in common: they have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. One of the episodes presents the CANAL DU MIDI. This is a connection - desired in the minds of many centuries, but also considered impossible from a structural point of view - between the southern coast of France on the Mediterranean and the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean.

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January 31, 2026

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The statue was created by the sculptor Pierre-Jean David, known as David d'Angers (1788-1856), who had just completed the fresco in the Pantheon a year earlier.

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