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  • An Underground City: Inside the Enormous Sewers of Paris | FD Engineering
    Transforming a City - Mega Construction in the Center of Paris: • Transforming a City: M...
    Paris’ history can also be told by its sewers. A Haussmann legacy that remains in use nearly 150 years after its creation. This gigantic, complex network is a maze of tunnels: 2,600 kilometers of galleries, same as the distance between Paris and Moscow, allowing Parisians to carry away their wastewater while also providing them with clean drinking water.
    How does this network built in the 19th century continue to display unrivaled modernity even in this day and age? What ingenious systems were set up to move millions of cubic meters of water without using any energy? What are the roles of the gate boats, tanks, and spillways? How do these sewers improve the health of the environment?
    Thanks to highly eloquent computer-generated imagery and by following the men and women who manage this parallel network in a dark, confined setting fraught with lethal gas on a daily basis, you’re about to see how the Paris Sewers work.
    They’re a city underneath the city; a mirror of the streets above the ground; and a forgotten, often ignored universe that opens its doors to you for an exceptional visit.
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  • @adiakiyes6354
    @adiakiyes6354 3 місяці тому +12

    Judging by the sewer design I think the sewer of Paris is much better than the sewer of New York or any other big cities in the world. This is environmentally acceptable for healthy living. What a great innovation.

  • @geoffreypotterpotter5005
    @geoffreypotterpotter5005 6 місяців тому +35

    Comms,the sewerage waste system,drinking water, and non drinking water all in one accessible network.The people who thought up,designed, and built this multiple purpose network are truly geniuses. The fact that this network is still fully functional and still operating today is impressive!!

    • @hardcorewillneverbow
      @hardcorewillneverbow 4 місяці тому +2

      The only thing that changed is that they lined the walls with concrete bcs the bricks were getting unstable in some parts

  • @user-zg7os5sr7p
    @user-zg7os5sr7p 5 місяців тому +22

    Anyone who watched this video till the end would agree with me that”this is just beautiful “👍

  • @robynpicknell7801
    @robynpicknell7801 2 місяці тому +6

    Now THIS is how a sewerage system should be built, maintained and allowed to function!!! The English are very proud of the London sewer system, but it has nowhere near the functionality of the Paris system. It also speaks volumes of the political system of France that both the local and national governments remained invested in seeing the completion of the sewer system, even though it took several decades. Then there is the fact that Paris continues to invest in the system today to ensure its continued operation, while also paying close attention to the ecological impact on the environment and how to make it a positive, rather than negative impact! I found this documentary absolutely fascinating! I knew nothing of the Parisian sewer system before, but now I believe it to one of, if not the BEST, sewerage systems in the WORLD today! Comparable, and maybe sometimes even superior, to more modern systems. Parisians have every right to be proud of their sewer system, and I agree that it should be considered as part of Paris's cultural legacy, to just to Paris, but to the world too!

  • @Endlesstruthawakening
    @Endlesstruthawakening 12 днів тому +2

    “The bowels of the earth” 😂 lol I actually like that

  • @SarahKchannel
    @SarahKchannel 3 місяці тому +3

    All my life (50++ years), i thought this was the way of doing it, not ripping open roads every few weeks to lay a new pipe or pull a new cable.
    Only in my vision, I would have made 2 parallel systems, one carrying sewer and maybe gas, one for the fresh water supply and other service.
    The later would collect the storm water from road drains etc, so that there are two system, one for foul water - one for run-off water.

  • @josiahhosking3211
    @josiahhosking3211 4 місяці тому +3

    Such a magnificent ideas that many country should adopt this genius ideas. Paris is one of my most beautiful cities that I admire and love about when it comes to history and old architectural land mark. I ❤ Paris. 💚😊👍😘

  • @jodiunger9425
    @jodiunger9425 3 місяці тому +4

    No one has ever had the idea to upgrade the boats with some low voltage DC motors to run the gate and chains?

  • @creestee08
    @creestee08 6 місяців тому +2

    genius! superb documentary!

  • @alwayslive7460
    @alwayslive7460 5 місяців тому +1

    WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE- THANK YOU

  • @danielswords3969
    @danielswords3969 6 місяців тому +3

    One of the best documentaries.

  • @huibertlandzaat1889
    @huibertlandzaat1889 5 місяців тому

    Perfect topic. Perfect explination. Thank you for uploading.

  • @-ca--
    @-ca-- 4 місяці тому +11

    A funny fact: a prefect in charge of Paris passed a law in 1883 forcing people to use rubbish containers closed by a lid. People took the habit of calling those by the name of that prefect: poubelle (rubbish bin)

  • @Cornell851
    @Cornell851 3 місяці тому +4

    Its weird but sewers have always fascinated me 😮

    • @solitudeguard5688
      @solitudeguard5688 Місяць тому +2

      Not weirdest all, very fascinating. Architecturally compelling as well as technically impressive

  • @Toogoodtobetrue458
    @Toogoodtobetrue458 2 місяці тому

    Paris sewers Looks so clean

  • @user-kg1oi5bc4v
    @user-kg1oi5bc4v 3 місяці тому

    I REALLY LOVE YOUR CHANEL WITH DOCUMENTARY
    THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO

  • @solitudeguard5688
    @solitudeguard5688 Місяць тому

    What an amazing documentary

  • @jamesmaina1284
    @jamesmaina1284 Місяць тому +1

    Tourists should visit Kenya,where we av learnt to live with raw,burst sewage during rain,n learn vital lessons of surviving hardships

  • @jorgeney9345
    @jorgeney9345 2 місяці тому

    Wow👍👍👍Kudos to geniuses behind that mega project. I hope that someday all countries especially the Philippines will have that kind of sewerage or upgraded version of that were the methane can be used for gas stoves; flowing water from huge pipes can run turbines to create electricity, and solid matters and nitrogen as fertilizers...

  • @user-ue2fo4ty3x
    @user-ue2fo4ty3x 6 місяців тому +4

    "World best water management system "

  • @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf
    @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf 27 днів тому

    The history of men is reflected in the history of sewers, V. Hugo

  • @user-kg1oi5bc4v
    @user-kg1oi5bc4v 3 місяці тому

    i really like your channel
    thank you for this video

  • @OvertheGarage-wv1wn
    @OvertheGarage-wv1wn 3 місяці тому

    Paris is one of the few large cities I know of that has been able to keep a "mixed" system, that is storm wanter and wastewater. Atlanta for example dug up many of its streets about 15 years ago to separate the two due to the the system being frequently overwhelmed.

  • @Nphen
    @Nphen 3 місяці тому +1

    I can't afford the money or time to build a sewer system underneath my Lego Castle town, but I sure want to now! I remember someone once built a great Lego model of a modern cityscape with a proper sewer and got it onto the Ideas program. Lego made a mistake passing that one up!

  • @ViictoryUkraine
    @ViictoryUkraine 3 місяці тому

    The great paris water catacombs, impressive.

  • @user-vi4rv2zh4q
    @user-vi4rv2zh4q 3 місяці тому

    The French are a practical people and they also have very fine engineers.

  • @V0ID_beats
    @V0ID_beats 3 місяці тому +1

    70 olympic sized pools/hour is CRAZY it's like filling up one pool in under a minute😐

  • @connorthomas2667
    @connorthomas2667 3 місяці тому +1

    big investment but clearly worth it in the long run building system like this instead of single pipes like other cites could save a lot money and time just the upfront cost would be expensive

  • @ridhobaihaqi144
    @ridhobaihaqi144 3 місяці тому

    Far better thn my country's capital sewers

  • @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf
    @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf 27 днів тому

    how many teams operating daily using these boats?

  • @SuperMika70
    @SuperMika70 3 місяці тому

    🤘

  • @cosmobane6995
    @cosmobane6995 15 днів тому

    Now that's a sewer where a flock of penguins may live

  • @musicforaarre
    @musicforaarre Місяць тому

    39:22 Huh ?? If the spillway is closed during high river, then how could the spillway evacuate into the river ? What am I missing here ? Is there some kind of one way valve, or pumping system the force the water into the river ? Aarre Peltomaa

  • @nervouswreck392
    @nervouswreck392 3 місяці тому +1

    😮🎉‼️✔️👌

  • @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf
    @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf 27 днів тому

    are the team members trained equaly so they can substitute each other during their shifts? (or each member has a particular task within this job)?

    • @samchs222
      @samchs222 4 дні тому

      I presume they are trained fir this meaning that they get all kinds of expertise specific to the sewage system. Certain skills are transferable and they seem to work in teams meaning. If few people are sick for a team not to be able to do their jobs, you can transfer members from another team

  • @teddyferido819
    @teddyferido819 6 місяців тому +2

    Yes of course no one can stop if the country unite in common goal achievement is not far from realization of they unite for a common goal

  • @urbansnipe
    @urbansnipe 6 місяців тому +6

    the freshwater pipes reside within the sewer pipes themselves? lets hope the pipes are well sealed

    • @Mika13692
      @Mika13692 4 місяці тому +3

      Well sealed and under huge pressure so nothing can get inside

  • @jamestregler1584
    @jamestregler1584 3 місяці тому

    In New Orleans we still call an open drain or gutter a ''French drain '' 😎

  • @solitudeguard5688
    @solitudeguard5688 Місяць тому

    So there’s this as well as the catacombs

  • @felipeemanuel5790
    @felipeemanuel5790 3 місяці тому +1

    Here after reading les miserables

  • @Urapunk
    @Urapunk 6 місяців тому +2

    Great video, although I had no idea an "Olympic sized pool" was a unit of measure.

    • @lavre8045
      @lavre8045 6 місяців тому +3

      Not really: it is a "visual. / "known size"-aid that makes the scope or quantity applicable more and quicker understandable.

    • @Furitokama
      @Furitokama 6 місяців тому +3

      Don't forget the football field unit.

    • @chucku.farley3927
      @chucku.farley3927 5 місяців тому

      @@Furitokama football or soccer?

    • @Furitokama
      @Furitokama 5 місяців тому

      @@chucku.farley3927 It's used for both !😄

    • @Tuberuser187
      @Tuberuser187 4 місяці тому

      @@chucku.farley3927 Football, not American Hand Egg.

  • @reddaB
    @reddaB 2 місяці тому

    I laughed when they said there was absolutely zero chance of leaks or holes in the water pipe and behind him is a water pipe leaking. I understand that the pressure and water leaking will keep the sewage water out, but it was still contracting him

  • @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf
    @GracefulMusefulQueen-xm3uf 27 днів тому

    why they say that "back then" the water was contaminated, while today the water in Seine is still highly polluted?

  • @Yut00bisSUS
    @Yut00bisSUS 3 місяці тому

    Bet there's a ton of diamonds and precious metals in those sand pits.

    • @samchs222
      @samchs222 4 дні тому

      They did not say anything about where or how they dispose the sands. Probably they do some collection if treasures

  • @paulb9769
    @paulb9769 3 місяці тому

    The streets are no better than the sewers.

  • @ivanadelosangeles2524
    @ivanadelosangeles2524 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm 0:33 From Lawrence Massachusetts God bless all of us amen 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇩🇴🇺🇸🇩🇴🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤝❤️ 0:54 💚💚💚❤️

  • @defeatSpace
    @defeatSpace 3 місяці тому

    New York said "hold my beer" and made enormous metal stomachs that digest sewage to produce combustible gasses.

  • @user-pp4bq9kw1c
    @user-pp4bq9kw1c 3 місяці тому

    🔔🔔🔔🔔

  • @michaelkaiser4674
    @michaelkaiser4674 3 місяці тому

    and the smell

  • @joseanrodriguez3423
    @joseanrodriguez3423 3 місяці тому

    Brilliant at least we know where the poo 💩 go too 😅👏👏

  • @user-pp4bq9kw1c
    @user-pp4bq9kw1c 3 місяці тому

    🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔❤❤❤❤

  • @harshitgautam869
    @harshitgautam869 3 місяці тому

    Faminishm is now at backseat😂

  • @JammyBFPV
    @JammyBFPV 2 місяці тому

    wait i thought it was the city of love

  • @Maxtyur
    @Maxtyur 2 місяці тому

    The lady who was in prison for the victims.

  • @zakszazso9860
    @zakszazso9860 3 місяці тому

    Everybody gangsta, till they found a rat colony playing gypsy music.

  • @azmrblack
    @azmrblack 2 місяці тому

    No way today would they put water pipes in sewers. The Hydrogen sulfide in some of those sewers will eat away the pipe too.

  • @incomingvirus5569
    @incomingvirus5569 6 місяців тому +3

    I wish the french could also construct these massive and sophisticated water treatment plants in the African colonies

    • @692ALBANNACH
      @692ALBANNACH 5 місяців тому +2

      Well the Frogs gave up their colonies 60 years ago perhaps the Africans can do that on their own that is what sovereign nations do.

    • @onyangoonyango5611
      @onyangoonyango5611 5 місяців тому

      I find it funny people always look for ways to pass blame to France and other colonolies 60 years after independence...

    • @mourice1669
      @mourice1669 3 місяці тому

      ​@@692ALBANNACHyet they still cause instability to loot resources

    • @692ALBANNACH
      @692ALBANNACH 3 місяці тому

      @@mourice1669 Looks like the instability is mostly self inflicted.

  • @redeye1773
    @redeye1773 3 місяці тому

    where politicians hide on waxk a dinosaur day

  • @spudhut2246
    @spudhut2246 3 місяці тому

    "underground city" - of sewers. Unwanted click from me. Not what I expected.

  • @benfold72
    @benfold72 6 місяців тому +1

    Just put inside enormous sewers under Paris instead of click baiting with CITY

  • @ittheschnellshow9599
    @ittheschnellshow9599 6 днів тому

    Is it safe for Americans to travel there I no one time they wish we were dead and alway threaten to kill us if we came if it safe I love to come see your beautiful country

  • @JammyBFPV
    @JammyBFPV 2 місяці тому

    did someone say poo water

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    @user-om4lt5bo3n Місяць тому

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  • @FAN83828A
    @FAN83828A 3 місяці тому +1

    Parisians drinking hours old poo water explains a lot..

  • @nielsdaemen
    @nielsdaemen 3 місяці тому

    Doesn't every city have this?

  • @OrbvsTomarvm
    @OrbvsTomarvm 9 днів тому +1

    SUMTIMES I HAf a poh out off my botom is dat ok

  • @creestee08
    @creestee08 6 місяців тому +2

    wait. so why is paris still smell so bad?

    • @nicholasr39
      @nicholasr39 6 місяців тому +1

      Maybe because they aren't so deep, some of the ones in London can be 25 metres deep. Some parts of the Fleet sewer is 25 metres deep and the overflow relief is even deeper

    • @chucku.farley3927
      @chucku.farley3927 5 місяців тому +1

      you ever been in a room full of French people

  • @Freddy65373
    @Freddy65373 6 місяців тому +6

    Your drinking water in a sewers system 🤢

    • @DeathAtYourDoorStep
      @DeathAtYourDoorStep 4 місяці тому

      LMAOO

    • @xxfyrezgamerxx6279
      @xxfyrezgamerxx6279 3 місяці тому +3

      Some of the water that comes out of your taps was once at a sewage plant 😊

    • @maddogtank8425
      @maddogtank8425 3 місяці тому +2

      Out of curiosity, where do you live? Because if it's in the u s it's the same If you live in Germany, it's also the same.

    • @thethirtythree482
      @thethirtythree482 3 місяці тому

      So is yours

    • @xxfyrezgamerxx6279
      @xxfyrezgamerxx6279 3 місяці тому

      @@thethirtythree482 would you like some of it?

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD 3 місяці тому

    The sewer is a crappy place to work.

  • @myname5068
    @myname5068 2 місяці тому

    Is it the shitiest video ever watched 😂

  • @philipmcdonagh1094
    @philipmcdonagh1094 3 місяці тому

    The city of shite to the city of light.