General Information
| Name in local language: | قناة السويس qanāt as-suwēs |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1859 |
| Completion: | 17 November 1869 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Canal |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2003 |
for registered users |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 280 - 345 m | |
| length | 162.25 km | |
| depth | 22.5 m |
Quantities
| volume of earthworks | 74 000 000 m³ |
Participants
Engineering
- Alois Negrelli (engineer)
- François Philippe Voisin (Voisin-Bey) (engineer)
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
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Association Lesseps: Suez
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Bartleby.com: Columbia Encyclopedia (2001): Suez Canal
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Electronic Passport: The Suez Canal
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Encyclopedia.com: Suez Canal
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Islamic History Sourcebook: The Story of the Suez Canal
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JPL: Suez Canal, Egypt
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Napoléon.org: Napoléon III et le canal de Suez
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Napoléon.org: Percement de l'isthme de Suez
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Tour Egypt: Suez Canal
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Wikipedia: Suez Canal
Relevant Publications
- Brücke über den Suezkanal bei El Qantara. In: Bautechnik, v. 78, n. 1 (January 2001), pp. 51.
- Built for peace. New Suez Canal bridge links the Sinai to the Egyptian Mainland. In: DSI Info, n. 10 ( 2001- 2002), pp. 24.
- (1986): Un canal ... des canaux. Picard Éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 323-334.
- (1902): Le canal de Suez (7 volumes + 1 atlas). Dunod, Paris (France), pp. 2680.
- (1998): Le chantier du Canal de Suez (1859-1869). Une histoire des pratiques techniques. Presses de l'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 382.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
10000183 - Published on:
07/01/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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