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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tunnel of Eupalinos - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Greece in Greek Islands

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 12 September 2012  Page Views: 4123

Multi-periodSite Name: Tunnel of Eupalinos Alternative Name: Samos Tunnel, Eupalinian aqueduct, Efpalinio orygma, Ευπαλίνε
Country: Greece
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Region: Greek Islands Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Samos Island
Latitude: 37.694000N  Longitude: 26.930000E
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Tunnel of Eupalinos submitted by Andy B : Inside the Tunnel of Eupalinos (Eupalinian aqueduct) in Samos, Greece Public domain photo by Moumouza Site in Greek Islands, Greece (Vote or comment on this photo)
A tunnel of 1036 m (3399 ft) length,, built in the 6th century BC to serve as an aqueduct. The tunnel is the second known tunnel in history which was excavated from both ends, and the first with a geometry-based approach in doing so. Today it is a popular tourist attraction.

The tunnel took water from an inland spring, which was roofed over and thus concealed from enemies. A buried channel, with periodic inspection shafts, winds along the hillside to the northern tunnel mouth. A similar hidden channel, buried just below the surface of the ground, leads from the southern exit eastwards to the town of Pythagoreion.

The Eupalinian subterranean aqueduct is famous today as one of the masterpieces of ancient engineering. The engineer Eupalinos was aware that mistakes in measurement could make him miss the meeting point of the two teams, either horizontally or vertically. He therefore employed the following techniques

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