The Museum of Paris Channels is located underground, in the old sewers from the 19th century. It shows the history of the sewage system in the French capital, the characters thanks to which they were created and the machines which were drilled and cleaned.
In the nineteenth century, Paris had one of the best-developed channel networks in Europe. Sewage removal from the streets was one of the ideas behind the great reconstruction of Paris by Haussmann in the second half of the 19th century. In 1878, about 600 km of pipes were located under the city streets. Today there are four times as many.
The entrance to the Museum is located near Quai de Orsay. Entering the underground requires a mask because of the unpleasant smell there. The sewers contain photos showing the history of their construction, the work of sewers, boards with information about the sewer network of Paris, as well as equipment and machinery for drilling and clearing channels.
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