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Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. Artist: Unknown

Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. Artist: Unknown

1-151-889 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the 9 1/4 mile-long tunnel broke through the last piece of rock and met to complete the tunnel on 29 February 1880.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Wood engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Italy

  1. 42 50 00 N , 012 50 00 E

World Europe Alps

  1. 46 25 00 N , 010 00 00 E

World Europe Switzerland

  1. 47 00 00 N , 008 00 00 E
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3826x2768
File Size : 31,027kb

Aliases

  1. 005847
  1. 005847
  1. 0390000829
  1. 1-151-889
  1. 1151889
  1. 829
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