Gardens of Versailles
Grand Canal
With a length of 1,500 metres and a width of 62 metres, the "Grand Canal", which was built between 1668 and 1671, physically and visually prolongs the east-west axis to the walls of the "Grand Parc". During the "Ancien Régime", the "Grand Canal" served as a venue for boating parties. In 1674, as a result of a series of diplomatic arrangements that benefited Louis XIV, the king ordered the construction of "Petite Venise" – Little Venice. Located at the junction of the "Grand Canal" and the junction of the northern transversal branch, Little Venice housed the caravels and yachts that were received from The Netherlands and the gondolas and gondoliers received as gifts from the Doge of Venice, hence the name (Marie 1968; Nolhac 1901, 1925; Thompson 2006; Verlet 1985).
Great Bačka Canal
Great Bačka Canal (Serbian: Велики бачки канал/Veliki bački kanal) is a canal in Serbia which runs from Bezdan (on the Danube) to Bečej (on the Tisa). The canal is 118 km long and part of the Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal system. The excavation works of Great Bačka Canal began in 1794 and went on until 1801. The Bed of the canal is 17 m wide and 25 m wide at the top. The average depth is 3 m. The water of the canal is very polluted because it runs through industrial towns, such as Vrbas, Kula and Crvenka.