Corinth Canal
The amazing view looking out over the Corinth Canal as seen from the Corinth Canal Footbridge. The canal was initially proposed in classical times and a failed effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD. It was completed in 1893 but, due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators. It is 6.4 kilometres long and only 21.4 metres wide at its base, making it impassable for most modern ships. Nowadays it has little economic importance and is mainly a tourist attraction.
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