Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Canal du Midi' has mentioned 'Languedoc' in the following places:
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| Originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal is considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century. | WIKI |
| Nevertheless, Pierre-Paul Riquet, a wealthy collector of salt tax in Languedoc proposed a more convincing project than his predecessors. | WIKI |
| It is on the design of a canal that could be done in the province of Languedoc for communication between the two seas Ocxc3xa9ane and Mediterranean, you will be surprised, my lord, that I undertake to tell you about something apparently I do not know and that a collector of salt tax mixes with levelling ... | WIKI |
| [29] In addition, the region of Languedoc experienced religious conflict during the Fronde. | WIKI |
| Colbert then saw Pierre-Paul Riquet and his project as a way to pursue a policy of economic expansion in the service of absolutism in Languedoc. | WIKI |
| Thus, the construction of the canal would permit the creation of a direct passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic without passing through the Strait of Gibraltar controlled by the Spaniards, the aim being to destroy the Spanish trade and establish a commercial flow through Languedoc. | WIKI |
| The Languedoc region had many resources such as wheat, wine from Minervois, woollen cloth, silk, and salt which producers were struggling to export due to lack of trade. | WIKI |
| [51] The king appointed a commission composed of Henri d'Aguessau, steward of Languedoc, Mr de la Feuille, Father Mourgues a Jesuit professor of rhetoric and mathematics at the University of Toulouse, two sons and two in-laws of Pierre-Paul Riquet, as well as Messrs. Andrxc3xa9ossy, Gilade, and Contigny. | WIKI |
| [52] He then ordered Antoine Niquet, the engineer of fortifications for Languedoc, to carry out new work at the Montagne Noire level to drill the Cammazes Tunnel to extend the Rigole de la montagne and strengthen the Bassin de Saint-Ferrxc3xa9ol. | WIKI |
| The Canal relied on wheat and wine traffic in Languedoc which was its main purpose. | WIKI |
| The canal had the effect of broadening the sales area of the producers of Languedoc. | WIKI |
| The canal also allowed the import to Languedoc of products from other regions such as Marseille soap, rice, starch, dried fish, and spices and dyes. | WIKI |
| Another encyclopedia writer, Joseph Jerome Lefrancois Lalande lauded the architectural and hydraulic achievement in his work The navigation canals and especially the Canal de Languedoc in 1778. | WIKI |