The Bassin de la Villette is the largest artificial lake in Paris. It was filled with water on 2 December 1808. Located in the 19th arrondissement of the capital, it links the Canal de l'Ourcq to the
The Bassin de la Villette
The Saint-Martin barrier and the canal at the beginning of the 19th century, by Christophe Civeton.
View from the Rotonde de la Villette towards the old warehouses
The Lifting bridge at Rue de Crimée
Crimée is a station of the Paris Metro and is located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris under avenue de Flandre. The station is named after the nearby rue de Crimée, the longest road in the arrondis
Platforms at Crimée
Entrance at Avenue de Flandre
Entrance at Impasse Joinville