Back النفق تحت الفرات Arabic Túnel de l'Eufrates Catalan Túnel del Éufrates Spanish Eufratesko tunela Basque تونل فرات Persian Tunnel sous l'Euphrate French Galleria dell'Eufrate Italian バビロンの川底トンネル Japanese Тоннель под Евфратом Russian Eufrattunneln Swedish
_(cropped).jpg) The gardens of Semiramis, in front of Euphrates river (Alain Manesson Mallet, Description de L'Univers, 1683) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Babylon[1] |
| Coordinates | 32°32′11″N 44°24′54″E / 32.5363°N 44.4150°E |
| Status | No longer extant; possibly mythical |
| Start | East shore of Euphrates in Babylon |
| End | West shore of Euphrates in Babylon |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Semiramis |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 929 metres (0.577 mi) |
The Euphrates Tunnel was a legendary tunnel purportedly built under the river Euphrates to connect the two halves of the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia.[1][2]
The first underwater tunnel known certainly to have been built was the Thames Tunnel, completed in 1841.[1]
- ^ a b c Berlow, Lawrence (2015-04-22). Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads and Other Structures. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 9781135932541.
- ^ Browne, Malcomn W. (1990-12-02). "Tunnel Drilling, Old as Babylon, Now Becomes Safer". New York Times.