Rare, 1893, I Diorix tis Korinthou, Greek Monograph, Corinth Canal, Greece

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Η ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΤΥΠΟΥ

Η ΔΙΩΡΥΞ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ

ΜΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ

ΥΠΟ ΤΟΥ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΟΥ

Α. Π. 

ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ

ΤΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΕΙΟΝ ΠΑΛΙΓΓΕΝΕΣΙΑ 1893

 

THE CORINTH CANAL

BY ENGINEER

A. P. 

PRINTED BY PALINGENESIA, ATHENS IN 1893

8vo, 16 pages

Original Paper Binding

 

The Corinth Canal (Greek: Dioryga tis Korinthou) is an artificial canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, making the peninsula an island. The canal was dug through the Isthmus at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometers (4 miles) in length and only 24.6 meters (80.7 feet) wide at sea level. The Corinth canal concept originated with Periander of Corinth in the 7th century BC. Daunted by its enormity, he chose a land trackway for transporting ships, instead. Construction of a canal finally began under Roman Emperor Nero in 67 AD. However, the project ceased shortly after his death. In subsequent centuries, the idea intrigued figures like Herodes Atticus in the second century and, following their conquest of the Peloponnese in 1687, the Venetians. Despite their interest, neither of them undertook the construction. The idea of ​​a canal was revived after Greece gained formal independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. The Greek statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias asked a French engineer to assess the feasibility of the project but had to abandon it when its cost was assessed at 40 million gold francs —far too expensive for the newly independent country. Construction finally recommenced in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems. It was completed in 1893.