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Where the lemon trees blossom

Tunnel workers pose next to the south portal of the Gotthard Tunnel in Airolo, 1881. The breakthrough was achieved a year earlier, but construction is not yet complete.

Where the lemon trees blossom

Tunnel workers pose next to the south portal of the Gotthard Tunnel in Airolo, 1881. The breakthrough was achieved a year earlier, but construction is not yet complete., 1881 (Uri State Archives)

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Where the lemon trees blossom
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21. May 1882

Inauguration of the Gotthard Tunnel

When it opens, the first tunnel through the Gotthard is the longest rail tunnel in the world. It is mostly financed by foreign capital.

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