Guided tour of the Réseau Hydraulique du Marquis de Louvois, in the Meudon forest

Name: Guided tour of the Réseau Hydraulique du Marquis de Louvois, in the Meudon forest
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Meudon,rue Marcelin Berthelot, route Royale, carrefour de l'Observatoire

Visit of the main sites of the water network, in the forest of Meudon: drains, bridges, aqueducts, reservoirs, on the plateau. The discovery tour takes place over about 6 km for 3 hours.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Booking visit

Registration

+33672670866 durand.pgl@orange.fr

association ARHYME

Created in 2003 by Jean Ménard, the ARHYME (association for the rehabilitation of the hydraulic network of the royal domain of Meudon) protects, maintains and enhances this remarkable heritage of the 17th century.
On 2,000 ha of the Meudon-Vélizy plateau, 50 km of channels, 4.5 km of underground aqueducts, large water storage tanks were buried (and preserved) in the forest before being rediscovered from the original plans that were kept in the National Archives.

About the location

Meudon,rue Marcelin Berthelot, route Royale, carrefour de l'Observatoire

1 route du Pavé de Meudon 92360 Meudon

Hauts-de-Seine
Île-de-France

The Observatory’s crossroads is located in the forest, near the Château Neuf, which is covered by the dome housing the Observatory’s astronomical telescope. It is on the Royal road, used by Louis XIV to come to the castle of Meudon.