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Photographs of canal Saint-Martin: locks, bridges, and quais; Bassin des Récollets, quai de Jemmapes, Passerelle Hôtel du Nord, les écluses des Morts, and the renovations of winter 2001, by David Henry. Regardez cette page en français

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Bassin des Récollets, looking south down canal Saint-Martin

A nocturnal panorama of canal Saint-Martin

Taken in the park along side the écluses des Récollets

Bassin des Récollets and the canal Saint-Martin

Reflections on the water surface of Canal Saint-Martin, seen from quai de Valmy.

Reflections in the canal Saint-Martin

The canal is at its best on warm summer weekends, when Parisians of all ages come to stroll, picnic and fish.

People hanging out late at night along canal Saint-Martin on a summer evening

Canal Saint-Martin seen from Square Frédéric Lemaître, with its écluses du Temple and écluses des Récollets.

Canal Saint-Martin, seen from rue du Faubourg du Temple

A boat belonging to the city of Paris, moored on canal Saint-Martin, near place de Stalingrad.

A boat anchored beside quai de Jemmapes, canal Saint-Martin

A Canauxrama tourism boat passing the Pont tournant de la Grange-aux-Belles.

A Canauxrama boat heading north on the Canal Saint-Martin

A good portion of the action in Marcel Carné’s 1938 film, “Hôtel du Nord” takes place on this bridge

Passerelle Hôtel du Nord: a bridge over canal Saint-Martin

People linger on the bridges and watch while boats go through the locks.

The canal Saint-Martin by day

Les Écluses (locks) du Temple, numbers 7 and 8, viewed from passerelle (footbridge) Hôtel du Nord

Canal Saint-Martin under renovation

The view south from les écluses Saint-Martin.

Bassin des Récollets emptied for renovations

Here the renovations are approaching their finish, for a while the valve-gates were completely removed while being refurbished.

The basin between two sets of locks at the écluses des Morts

Canal Saint-Martin seen from rue Louis Blanc, looking north towards place de Stalingrad

Canal Saint-Martin and the «écluses des Morts»

Waterside entertainment next to canal Saint-Martin

Open air and live music along quai de Jemmappes

An outmoded, but picturesque shipping route

In between locks in the canal Saint-Martin

A 19th century shipping canal becomes a tourist attraction

Approaching another level of the canal Saint-Martin


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