EU: Lake Biwa Canal (1913)
1913 Kyoto, Japan
The Lake Biwa Canal in Kyoto, photographed in 1913. Completed in 1890, the canal channeled water from Lake Biwa through tunnels and open waterways into the city, supplying drinking water, irrigation, and hydroelectric power to Kyoto.
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