Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesThe feat of engineering that has made this all possible, the Channel Tunnel, opened 25 years ago. On opening, the Channel Tunnel was dubbed one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers , alongside the Empire State Building and Toronto's CN Tower. Mercifully, the development of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, also known as High Speed 1, meant an end to chugging through London's leafy southern suburbs. Ben Stansall/Getty ImagesWhile initial Eurostar services ran through the Channel Tunnel to Paris and Brussels, newer destinations have been added in recent years. PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images"The Channel Tunnel is a political, diplomatic, financial and technical success," says Ed Bartholomew.

Source: CNN May 04, 2019 07:18 UTC