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Canals timeline
c. 515 BC
The Persian emperor Darius I constructs a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea
c. 610
The Grand Canal is constructed in China, joining a network of existing waterways to link the Yangtze and Yellow rivers
Grand Canal, China
Photograph Beryl Pethick
c. 950
A Chinese engineer, Chiao Wei-yo, is credited with devising the principle of the two-level pound lock for canals
1391
Construction begins on a canal from Lübeck south to the Elbe, linking the Baltic and the North Sea
c. 1500
The first modern lock gates are installed on a canal in Milan, probably designed by Leonardo da Vinci
1642
The Briare canal, joining the Seine to the Loire, has a staircase of six consecutive locks
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