Which major infrastructure project, inaugurated under Charilaos Trikoupis in 1893, cut through the isthmus linking the Peloponnese to Attica?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Corinth Canal
- Step 1: Envisioned since antiquity by Periander and Nero, the 6.4-kilometre cutting was executed by French and Greek engineers between 1882 and 1893. It eliminated the 700-kilometre navigation around the Peloponnese for commercial vessels traveling between the Aegean and Ionian seas. Answer: Corinth Canal. Why not the others: "Euripus Bridge" crosses the Euripus Strait connecting mainland Greece to the island of Euboea; "Piraeus Port basin" involved harbor dredging and modern dock installations, not an isthmus canal; "Gorgopotamos rail" is an inland mountain railway viaduct in Phthiotis, famed for its WWII sabotage.
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