Big Digs in Byzantium

First there was the "Port of Theodosius" uncovered during subway construction in Istanbul (noted here; further information including pictures here and here); now they are tunneling under the other great Byzantine city, Thessaloniki:

Another subway in Greece, another look into the past.

Tunneling work to build a metro system for the country's second-largest city started Thursday, as Culture Ministry officials signed an agreement to protect antiquities they expect to be discovered during construction. . .

The subway system for Thessaloniki, where some 1.3 million people live, will span about 6 miles with 13 stations and is due to be completed by 2012, at an estimated cost of $1.27 billion.

Posted by David on July 28, 2006 9:27 AM