Channels, aqueducts, locks, gazes in the heart of Paris

Réseau hydraulique
75007 Paris

The 2,600 km underground sewers in Paris have been collecting and evacuating wastewater and rainwater since the 19th century. Modernized by Haussmann and Belgrand, this unitary and visitable system is a model of urban engineering.

Regard
75019 Paris 19e Arrondissement

The Lecousux look, a cylindrical 16th-17th century structure in Paris 19th century, allowed access to the waters of Belleville via an underground basin and a double staircase.

Lavoir
75012 Paris 12e Arrondissement

The washyard of the Lenoir market, built in 1830 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, is the last washyard of the capital. Its façade, classified as a historical monument in 1988, is now preserved on Rue de Cotte.

75019 Paris 19e Arrondissement

The Saint-Louis look, an element of the waters of Belleville, is a hydraulic structure from the 12th to the 18th century located in Paris 19th. It was part of a network of aqueducts feeding abbeys and hospitals.

Regard
75014 Paris

The eye of the Medici aqueduct, located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, is a historical vestige linked to the water supply of the capital. Its exact origin and period remain undocumented.

Réseau hydraulique
75019 Paris

The Eaux de Belleville, a monument located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, is part of the local heritage. Their history and function remain to be clarified.

Pavillon
75014 Paris

The Pavillon des Fontainers, located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, is an emblematic monument of the capital. Its history and function remain to be discovered.

Lavoir
75008 Paris 8e Arrondissement

The Lavatory Madeleine, built in 1905 in Paris 8th, is a rare example of Art Nouveau public latrines in France, famous for its luxurious materials and unique architecture in Place de la Madeleine.