Sewers of the World

Sewers are a hallmark of civilization and culture.  To demonstrate the impotance of sewers and civilization, we proudly present a collection of sewer covers from around the world.  The pictures below illustrate the underlying significance of sewers to urban life, as well as the diversity of materials and cultures expressed in environmental engineering.

Sewer Museum in Paris
Paris is famous for may things, including the origins of modern sanitary engineering and sewers.  So it is fitting that Paris' Musee des Egouts (Sewer Museum) should have a plaque honoring the engineers who first built Paris' modern sewers in the 1850s, among the names is Jules Dupuit. 

Sewers of the World, Unite! [Alas, appears to be a dead link.]
A web site done by artists of sever covers from around the world, hundreds of them!  An amazing collection, illustrating the global variety and frequent artistry of the humble sewer cover.

Sewer History

Sewer Sociology
How sewer flows reflect all manner of local changes and events. 

Here are some additional examples:

The location of each sewer cover, the photographer, and often the photographer's feet, are included with each picture.

Stockholm: Home of the Stockholm Water Prize! (Ed Schroeder)
Here is part of what the Stockholm sewer protects. (Ed Schroeder)

Ancient Roman Jerash (modern Jordan), approx. 200 AD (Jay Lund)
Ancient Roman Jerash pipe, approx. 200 AD (Jay Lund)

Amman, Jordan (Jay Lund)
Munich, Germany (Ed Schroeder)

Switzerland (Ed Schroeder)
Switzerland (Ed Schroeder)

Switzerland (Ed Schroeder)
Denmark (telephone) (Ed Schroeder)

Tel Aviv, Israel (David Rosenberg)
Bolognia, Italy (Ed Schroeder)

Florence, Italy (Ed Schroeder)
Leon, Spain (David Zetland)

Leon, Spain (David Zetland)
Valencia, Spain (Jay Lund)

Valencia, Spain (1920) (Jay Lund)
Valencia, Spain (2006) (Jay Lund) - sewer cover commemorating the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia of summer 2007
Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia (David Rosenberg)
Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia (David Rosenberg) 2008
 Bejing, China (David Rosenberg)
Beijing, China (David Rosenberg) 2008
Bejing, China (David Rosenberg)
Beijing, China (David Rosenberg) 2008		 Bejing, China (David Rosenberg)
Beijing, China (David Rosenberg) 2008
Bejing, China (David Rosenberg)
Beijing, China (David Rosenberg) 2008		 Bejing, China (David Rosenberg)
Albuquerque, NM (Jay Lund) 2008
Carcassonne sewer cover
Carcassone, France (Jean Lund)  {in the old midieval city}		 sewer cover from Tampa with a boat on it
Tampa FL, USA (Jay Lund)
sewer cover from Tampa with a boat on it
Medford, MA, USA (Jay Lund) 		sewer cover from Tampa with a boat on it
Providence, RI, USA (Jay Lund)
Provicence
Newport, RI, USA (Jay Lund)
 Santiago
Santiago, Chile (Jay Lund)
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Valpariso, Chile (Jay Lund)
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Valpariso, Chile (Jay Lund)
Downtown Seattle
Seattle, WA (Jay Lund) 2010
 Stanford stormwater
Stanford University stormwater (Jay Lund) 2011)
Washington DC
Washington, DC (Jay Lund) 2011
 Washington DC
Washington, DC (Jay Lund) 2011
Washington DC
Dresden, Germany - old GDR cover (Jay Lund) 2011
 Washington DC
Dresden, Germany (Jay Lund) 2011
Washington DC
Saga, Japan (Jay Lund ) 2010
 Washington DC
Saga, Japan (Jay Lund) 2011
Washington DC
Saga, Japan (Jay Lund) 2011
 Washington DC
Orlando, FL (Jay Lund) 2012
Reno, NV
Reno, Nevada (Jay Lund) 2013
 Reno, NV
Reno, Nevada (Jay Lund) 2013
Reno, NV
Vallejo, California (Jay Lund) 2013