Riquet Obelisk, Stone obelisk at Seuil de Naurouze, Montferrand, France.
The stone obelisk rises 20 meters high at the highest point of the Canal du Midi, marking a natural divide between the Massif Central and Pyrenees mountains.
Built between 1825 and 1827, this monument commemorates Pierre-Paul Riquet, the engineer who designed and constructed the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.
The inscription on the monument honors Riquet as the Baron of Bonrepos and creator of the Two Seas Canal in the Languedoc region.
The obelisk stands near the former octagonal Bassin de Naurouze, accessible through local routes in the Aude department of southern France.
The monument marks the exact watershed point where water flows either toward the Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean through the Canal du Midi system.
Location: Montferrand
GPS coordinates: 43.34938,1.85357
Latest update: May 24, 2025 10:19
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