(1) The Official Opening of The Suez Canal was on November 17, 1869. Representatives of almost every European royal family attended the inauguration celebration. Ships from France, Russia, Austria, Italy, Britain and the United States sailed through the canal. The total cost of the project was an estimated $105 million, which at the time was a lot of money. This was more than twice the original estimate. But it was a tiny sum compared with the cost of a similar project today. by modern standards building the canal was...........
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