Saturday, January 23, 2010

Dorothy Slipper Tattoo

ACTION FOUNDATION OF AUTOMOBILE FACTORY Corinth Canal


great historical value for this stock certificate of Trustees.

The Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea, cuts through the isthmus of Corinth. Built between 1881 and 1893, has a length of 6345 m.


Its use is mainly to save more than 400 km on the route between the Ionian and Aegean avoiding the circumnavigation of the Peloponnese. Its biggest limitation is the size that does not allow the transit to the modern ocean liners.
On the other hand is much used by sailing boats with an estimated annual traffic of 11,000 vessels.

The original idea of \u200b\u200bconstruction of the canal can be traced back to the Roman emperor Nero about the year 67, when he sent 6,000 slaves on the spot to begin the excavation, the operation was suspended due to the death of the Emperor and the His successor, Galba thought the project too expensive to act upon it.

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