Suez canal history

A canal that allows two way water transportation between Europe and Asia traces its history to as long as the 12th dynasty when a canal must have been dug between the Nile and the Red Sea. Further repairs followed over the years. Read about Napoleon's association with the Canal and more reconstruction work done on the canal and the importance of the longest operating canal in history.

Here is a rare picture that shows how the opening of the historic Suez Canal took place at Port Said and see how the finest details have been depicted. The historic event paved way for a new turnaround in the history of travel when the canal formed a bridge between Europe and Asia and reduced the distance of travelling around Africa from Europe to Asia.Read more and how the Opera was created .

Ferdinand De Lesseps had the inspiration to build a canal that would link the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and he took the initiative. Read more about this great man who really created history by his innovative thinking. Read about how his idea came through and more about his life. The Suez Canal was constructed through many apprehensions but was a success. REad on.

The Suez Canal is the only significant canal other than the Panama and it is just right to portray its history. The idea of De Lesseps during the 1850s  brought about a very beneficial Suez canal to the people of Europe and though it was opposed by the British, the route came through and it underwent a lot of difficulty before the idea truly materialised. Read on the story of de lesseps and the Suez.

This webpage reflects the first part of the short history of Suez canal which highlights how the Suez like Egypt's other projects was built at a great cost to the country's treasury and was however unique in the degree of international attention and participation. Read on how the canal was built to serve the interests of the world at large rather the domestic interests. Interesting history.