Photo: Paris City HallThe Local · 19 Oct 2016, 09:28Published: 19 Oct 2016 09:28 GMT+02:00Paris chiefs want to see a free swimming area in the city's canal next summer. In August, scores of swimmers plunged into the Bassin de la Villette - a man-made waterway in north east Paris, in defiance of a 1923 law. Photo: GoogleMapsThe temporary structures will be built into the actual Bassin, which connects the Canal de l'Ourcq with the Canal Saint-Martin. Photo: Paris City Hall"Beside the quality of the swimming experience, we also want to improve the biodiversity and the quality of the water in Paris in general. The Bassin de la Villette was inaugurated in 1808 by Napoleon Bonaparte and was a former port area during the industrialisation of rivers.

Source: The Local October 19, 2016 08:03 UTC