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from 28/03/2018 to 05/08/2018ExhibitionThe Epic of the Suez Canal: From the Pharaohs to the 21st centuryEmploying a cinematic and immersive approach, the exhibition will plunge visitors into the heart of the 1869 inauguration, then take them back in time through the historical development of this epic construction. Archaeological objects, scale models and period photographs highlight this marathon exhibition that guides visitors through the history of Egypt and the world from […]
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ArticleTHE DIGGING OF THE SUEZ ISTHMUS
The first canal joining the Red Sea to the Nile and from there, via the Eastern branch of the so-called Pelusian river, to the Mediterranean, was dug around 2,000 B.C. on the orders of Pharaoh Ramses I. It was a mediocre work allowing the passage of light sail boats, either pulled along by horses or […]
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Film / 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireSuez (American, by Allan Dwan with Tyrone Power, Loretta Young in the role of the Empress Eugenie and Leon Ames as Napoleon III)
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PaintingInauguration Ceremony of the Suez Canal at Port-Said, 17 November, 1869Edouard Riou (1833-1900) was a Pre-Impressionist painter, a renowned illustrator of books by Jules Verne and Alexandre Dumas, and a contributor to the weekly newspaper Le tour du monde, and in 1870, at the request of Ferdinand de Lesseps, he created a souvenir album of the Empress’ voyage undertaken for the inauguration of the Suez […]
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Close-upA close-up on: the Suez CanalOn 16 November, 1869, ten years after work began, the Suez Canal was inaugurated. This special close-up traces its roots, the construction of the canal and the various difficulties that Ferdinand de Lesseps, the driving force behind the project, encountered. -
PublicationParting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez CanalParting the Desert is the first book to be published in English on the fascinating story of the building of the Suez Canal since Lord Kinross's detailed study in 1969 (not to mention the McCullough's Path between the seas (1977) and Wilson's The Suez Canal (1977). Karabell's book is a synthesis of the long battle […]
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PaintingThe inauguration of the Suez CanalThe inauguration of the Suez Canal Compiègne, musée du Second Empire In November 1869, the empress Eugénie journeyed to Egypt to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the Suez Canal. As cousin of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the builder of the canal, Eugénie had supported de Lesseps all along this gigantic project, speaking on his behalf […]
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TimelineThe building of the Suez CanalEmpire : 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireTheme(s) : Economy and SocietyBibliography / 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireSuez
ON FERDINAND DE LESSEPS BATBEDAT Th., De Lesseps intime, F. Julien éditeur, 1899. BEATTY Charles, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Del Duca, 1957. BERTRAND Alphonse and Ferrier Emile, Ferdinand de Lesseps, sa vie, son oeuvre, Paris, Charpentier & Cie, 1887. BRIDIER L., Une famille française, les de Lesseps, 1900. CESARI Eliane and Felix-Antoine, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Le […]
In picturesL’Aigle, the Empress Eugénie’s yacht off Constantinople before the inauguration of the Suez canal.Constantinople was the third port of call onthe Empress Eugénie's voyage to Egyptfor the inauguration ceremonies for the Suezcanal in 1869.