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Tunnels - these architectural wonders
Tunnels - true architectural wonders, are developed and improved with the most ancient times.
Tunnels are likely to originate from the caves that the ancient people used as a dwelling.
If we look to the future, a more civilized period, it can be seen that the tunnels are used as secret passages, usually underground.
They were used to hide from enemies.
These days the tunnels erected for entirely different purposes.
In this collection, I will tell you about the longest tunnels in the world and their purpose.
1. Thus, the longest tunnel in the world at the moment - Seikan in Japan. This railway tunnel in length of 53, 850 meters.
Just imagine how many days it will take a journey on foot, before you get to the other side
Tonnel Seikan also the longest underwater tunnel in the world.
After World War II, Japan has experienced the need to connect the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu, so that the country was united geographically.
Since the plan in 1946 before its official opening March 13, 1988, it took more than 40 years in order to finish it.
Construction cost a lot of money: ¥ 538, 4 billion, equivalent to 3, $ 6 billion
Today, unfortunately, Seikan is not used as often as it was before, because airline travel faster and cheaper.
However, this building was one of the main reasons that Japan is strong and united, and to this day.
It is worth mentioning that this tunnel will be the longest, up until 2016, when it built the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Shvetsarii
2. The tunnel under the English Channel, or Eurotunnel - the longest tunnel in the international world, connects the United Kingdom and France 50 500-meter walkway.
The tunnel connects the city of Folkestone in the UK and Calais, France. The tunnel also boasts the world's largest train for transportation of cars under the name Eurotunnel Shuttle
Construction of the tunnel under the English Channel has been frozen for almost two hundred years since 1802, due to the constant vibrations from the British and political instability. Eventually, in 1988, construction began and ended quite quickly, in 1994.
The tunnel under the English Channel was also one of the candidates to get into the list of the Seven New Wonders of the World.
Undoubtedly, this great building has played a key role in bringing Britain to the mainland, but from the material point of view, it is still unprofitable
3. Compared with other tunnels Lötschberg tunnel (Lötschberg) is still very young, it was completed in 2006 and officially opened in June 2007. The Lötschberg Tunnel - the longest tunnel in the world's land area is in the length of 34,700 meters.
The tunnel lies between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais, go for it freight and passenger trains. With the latest technology tunnel was built very quickly, in less than two years.
Every week more than 20,000 Swiss use it to the shortest way to get to the Welsh thermal spas. Thanks Lötschberg significantly reduce traffic in the region since before the trucks had to go to the tour of Switzerland, to get from Bern to the Valais.
Interestingly, the heat from the underground water from the tunnel warms the greenhouse Tropenhaus Frutigen, where tropical fruits are grown
4. Laerdalsky tunnel in Norway - the longest road tunnel in the world, its length is as much as 24,000 meters, is located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane.
Until 1999, the Swiss Gotthard Tunnel Road was the longest road tunnel in 2000 is not built Laerdal
Lærdal Tunnel has been designed according to modern standards, bearing in mind the road drivers.
Unlike most tunnels Laerdal divided into four parts, each with a special lighting. Light Effect mimics natural light at dawn and dusk.
Also, a positive point is that we should not pay any money for the ride through the tunnel
Travel through the tunnel is always perceived in a special way, very exciting - you can see how the lights grabs images and signs, like the noise of the air at the time of driving fast and with great joy perceive light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you to pass on to each of them and get an unforgettable experience.
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Tunnels are likely to originate from the caves that the ancient people used as a dwelling.
If we look to the future, a more civilized period, it can be seen that the tunnels are used as secret passages, usually underground.
They were used to hide from enemies.
These days the tunnels erected for entirely different purposes.
In this collection, I will tell you about the longest tunnels in the world and their purpose.
1. Thus, the longest tunnel in the world at the moment - Seikan in Japan. This railway tunnel in length of 53, 850 meters.
Just imagine how many days it will take a journey on foot, before you get to the other side
Tonnel Seikan also the longest underwater tunnel in the world.
After World War II, Japan has experienced the need to connect the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu, so that the country was united geographically.
Since the plan in 1946 before its official opening March 13, 1988, it took more than 40 years in order to finish it.
Construction cost a lot of money: ¥ 538, 4 billion, equivalent to 3, $ 6 billion
Today, unfortunately, Seikan is not used as often as it was before, because airline travel faster and cheaper.
However, this building was one of the main reasons that Japan is strong and united, and to this day.
It is worth mentioning that this tunnel will be the longest, up until 2016, when it built the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Shvetsarii
2. The tunnel under the English Channel, or Eurotunnel - the longest tunnel in the international world, connects the United Kingdom and France 50 500-meter walkway.
The tunnel connects the city of Folkestone in the UK and Calais, France. The tunnel also boasts the world's largest train for transportation of cars under the name Eurotunnel Shuttle
Construction of the tunnel under the English Channel has been frozen for almost two hundred years since 1802, due to the constant vibrations from the British and political instability. Eventually, in 1988, construction began and ended quite quickly, in 1994.
The tunnel under the English Channel was also one of the candidates to get into the list of the Seven New Wonders of the World.
Undoubtedly, this great building has played a key role in bringing Britain to the mainland, but from the material point of view, it is still unprofitable
3. Compared with other tunnels Lötschberg tunnel (Lötschberg) is still very young, it was completed in 2006 and officially opened in June 2007. The Lötschberg Tunnel - the longest tunnel in the world's land area is in the length of 34,700 meters.
The tunnel lies between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais, go for it freight and passenger trains. With the latest technology tunnel was built very quickly, in less than two years.
Every week more than 20,000 Swiss use it to the shortest way to get to the Welsh thermal spas. Thanks Lötschberg significantly reduce traffic in the region since before the trucks had to go to the tour of Switzerland, to get from Bern to the Valais.
Interestingly, the heat from the underground water from the tunnel warms the greenhouse Tropenhaus Frutigen, where tropical fruits are grown
4. Laerdalsky tunnel in Norway - the longest road tunnel in the world, its length is as much as 24,000 meters, is located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane.
Until 1999, the Swiss Gotthard Tunnel Road was the longest road tunnel in 2000 is not built Laerdal
Lærdal Tunnel has been designed according to modern standards, bearing in mind the road drivers.
Unlike most tunnels Laerdal divided into four parts, each with a special lighting. Light Effect mimics natural light at dawn and dusk.
Also, a positive point is that we should not pay any money for the ride through the tunnel
Travel through the tunnel is always perceived in a special way, very exciting - you can see how the lights grabs images and signs, like the noise of the air at the time of driving fast and with great joy perceive light at the end of the tunnel.
I wish you to pass on to each of them and get an unforgettable experience.
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