Oct 31st 2013, 14:00, by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
It’s been a long time (centuries!) since Istanbul was the focal point of trade between Asia and the West. But, yesterday, at the opening of the deepest underwater railway ever built, Turkish officials described their vision to “restore the Silk Road” linking London and Beijing—thanks to a Japanese-funded railway beneath the Bosphorus. The new Marmaray [...]
It’s been a long time (centuries!) since Istanbul was the focal point of trade between Asia and the West. But, yesterday, at the opening of the deepest underwater railway ever built, Turkish officials described their vision to “restore the Silk Road” linking London and Beijing—thanks to a Japanese-funded railway beneath the Bosphorus. The new Marmaray [...]
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