Canals
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Uruk | |
| Al Zubarah | sea canal | |
| Al-Ahsa Oasis | drainage canals | |
| Amsterdam Canal Ring | ||
| Ancient Kingdom of Saba | From Dam: "The main drains and diversion canals are only the part of the overall irrigation network still visible." (AB ev) | |
| Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque | The heritage canal system encompasses its water catchment area, springs, main and secondary canals, distribution tanks, arcaded aqueduct bridges, reservoirs and other auxiliary elements (AB ev) | |
| Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya Historic Zone has many canals and waterways | |
| Bali Subak system | for water management | |
| Bamberg | The inscribed centre includes some remains of the "Ludwig Canal" including "Lock 100" and quays/old cranes alongside the street "Am Kanal". The Ludwig Canal was built between 1836/46 as the first attempt to link the Main and Danube. See | |
| Banska Stiavnica | Network of canals connecting the water reservoirs | |
| Beemster Polder | ||
| Beijing Central Axis | "The Wanning Bridge has been vital for north-south traffic since its construction in the Yuan Dynasty. It is an important bridge connecting the city's north-south traffic, and the inter-section between the Yuhe River and the Schichahai Lake area, where the Beijing Central Axis joins the Grand Canal." - Nomination File | |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | Brecknock and Abergavenny canal | |
| Brugge | ||
| Canal du Midi | ||
| City of Bath | Kennet and Avon Canal | |
| Colonies of Benevolence | The Westerbeeksloot barge canal in Wilhelminaoord (...) was originally planned as a waterway. The Westerbeeksloot's main function these days is irrigation; due to low water levels, it can no longer accommodate shipping. The basis of the Veenhuizen component is formed by a straight main canal, the Kolonievaart, with six 'wijken', smaller perpendicular canals, at intervals of 750 metres. (Nomination file, p. 53, 63-65) | |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Tavistock canal | |
| Derwent Valley Mills | ||
| Dutch Water Defence Lines | "... canals nave been built to drain the land" (AB ev) | |
| Ferrara | Canale San Nicolo-Medelana | |
| Fontainebleau | Henry IV pierced the wooded park with a 1200m canal (wiki) | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Gardens: "The site was chosen for its stable water supply. Ali Mardan Khan was responsible for most of the construction, and had a 100-mile-long canal built to bring water from the foothills of Kashmir to the site" (wiki) | |
| Fortifications of Vauban | Neuf-Brisach | |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Antonine Wall: when a new section of the Union Canal was built in 2000 a Tunnel was built under the wall to avoid damaging it. | |
| Grand Canal | Includes 10 main sections of canals | |
| Grand Canal | Includes 10 main sections of canals | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | The Kennet and Avon Canal cuts through the Sydney Gardens in the City of Bath. (Nomination File, p. 289) | |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Shropshire Canal | |
| Las Medulas | Roman canals | |
| Lower German Limes | Corbulo's Canal "The second canal has been firmly attested by archaeological excavation. It was built to connect the Rhine to the river Meuse further south, just behind the coastal barriers, to avoid the risks of a passage by sea. Its course has been recorded over a distance of at least 11 km ...Roman canals are extremely rare, and this excellently preserved example is a vivid illustration of the pains taken by the Roman army to improve the infrastructure of the river delta." (Nom file). | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Xochimilco | |
| Mount Athos | Xerxes Canal (now only remains) | |
| Paquimé | The potable water consumed by the inhabitants was distributed by a canal running down from a spring 5km to the north. Water was distributed to the houses through subterranean canals, based on a system that worked by gravity. (information panel on site) | |
| Pasargadae | Pasargadae is also home to a complex water supply system for the time that comprises cisterns, tunnels, underground canals, and ducts, which are locally known as qanats. | |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | ||
| Provins | "Some of the canals have been covered, but most still remain as in the Middle Ages." | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | Oberharzer Gräben | |
| Rideau Canal | slackwater and military canal | |
| Sado Island Gold Mines | Aikawa-Tsurushi Gold and Silver Mine - Nishimikawa Placer Gold Mine: "Placer gold mining at the mining sites was implemented through 'Onagashi', or the great flow method, which involved separating the placer gold from the gravel by washing the scraped off surface of the gold deposit with bursts of significant amounts of water. The key elements of this mining method include a headrace, a channel with a weir and a sluice to divert and drive water to a reservoir where water was stored; a race where water would run to the mining site, where ore would have been accumulated; stone structures, huts or workshops for maintenance; and a tailrace to let water flow away." (AB Ev) | |
| Saltaire | Leeds and Liverpool canal | |
| Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | Especially important in the low sector is the presence of a great canal 350 meters long, with systems of baths and pools for collecting water (nom file - Pumapongo) | |
| Schwerin Residence Ensemble | "an ensemble of parks, canals, ponds and lakes, and public spaces" (AB ev) | |
| Shushtar | ||
| Sian Ka'an | Recently, a 24 km Mayan artificial canal was discovered (Unesco website) | |
| Site of Xanadu | Remains of the Tiefan’gan Canal | |
| Solovetsky Islands | Made by monks between the 16th and the 20th centuries, the canals connect over 60 lakes on Bolshoi Solovetsky Island. | |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District | "Speicherstadt, the “city of warehouses,” includes....... a connecting network of canals and bridges" (AB) | |
| St. Petersburg | Kronstadt - The Peter and Catherine Canals, Ligovsky Canal | |
| Stralsund and Wismar | The "Grube" in Wismar is "the last artificial mediaeval waterway to be preserved in an old city in Northern Germany" (Nom File) | |
| Studley Royal Park | The River Skell was straightened out into a canal | |
| The Four Lifts | Canal du Centre | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | ||
| Vienna | Danube canal | |
| Water Management System of Augsburg | network of canals |
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