It Was An Expensive Process
If the waterway had not been filled, no one would have known how bad the issue was. The canal area is, in reality, considered prime real estate. It came at a high cost to the Parisians. Only real estate properties near the arrondissement order value as high as $9,000 per square foot. We’re sure they had no idea these things were so close to their homes.

It Was An Expensive Process
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