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In 1893, Trikoupis stood before parliament and made the most famous statement of his career: “Unfortunately, we are bankrupt” (Greek: "Δυστυχώς επτωχεύσαμεν") en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charilaos_Trikoupis
It hardly seemed an auspicious time to stage the Olympic Games, which Greece did three years later en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics
The South-West side of the Rion – Antirion bridge, aka the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge, Greece.
The bridge was the longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge in the world with its 7,388 ft (2,252 m) continuous and fully suspended deck when constructed (in 1997–2004). The foundations lay on a seabed reaching 213 ft (65 m) of depth and they have a 295 ft (90 m) diameter. During the 7-year long construction no serious accidents were reported, no single drop of blood was shed. The bridge is a landmark of Greece in the 21st century and is named after the late Prime Minister Ch. Trikoupis who spoke in the Parliament about the need for such a bridge in March 1889!
The South-West side of the Rion – Antirion bridge, aka the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge, Greece.
The bridge was the longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge in the world with its 7,388 ft (2,252 m) continuous and fully suspended deck when constructed (in 1997–2004). The foundations lay on a seabed reaching 213 ft (65 m) of depth and they have a 295 ft (90 m) diameter. During the 7-year long construction no serious accidents were reported, no single drop of blood was shed. The bridge is a landmark of Greece in the 21st century and is named after the late Prime Minister Ch. Trikoupis who spoke in the Parliament about the need for such a bridge in March 1889!
The South-East side of the Rion – Antirion bridge, aka the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge, Greece. A 348 ft (106 m) long ship is seen under the bridge on a course crossing the strait; it is a ferry boat weighing 1,800 tons.
The bridge was the longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge in the world with its 7,388 ft (2,252 m) continuous and fully suspended deck when constructed (in 1997–2004). The foundations lay on a seabed reaching 213 ft (65 m) of depth and they have a 295 ft (90 m) diameter. During the 7-year long construction no serious accidents were reported, no single drop of blood was shed. The bridge is a landmark of Greece in the 21st century and is named after the late Prime Minister Ch. Trikoupis who spoke in the Parliament about the need for such a bridge in March 1889!
The Rion – Antirion Bridge was the longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge in the world with its 7,388 ft (2,252 m) continuous and fully suspended deck when constructed (in 2004).
The foundations lay on a seabed reaching 213 ft (65 m) of depth and they have a 295 ft (90 m) diameter. During the 7-year long construction no serious accidents were reported, no single drop of blood was shed. All of the above are world records! The bridge is a landmark of Greece in the 21st century.
The bridge was constructed in July 1997 – August 2004. The bridge is named after the late Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis who spoke in the Parliament about the need for a bridge crossing the 2 miles (approximately, or 3 km) of the Corinth Gulf’s strait in March 1889!
The Rion – Antirion Bridge was the longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge in the world with its 7,388 ft (2,252 m) continuous and fully suspended deck when constructed (in 2004). The foundations lay on a seabed reaching 213 ft (65 m) of depth and they have a 295 ft (90 m) diameter. During the 7-year long construction no serious accidents were reported, no single drop of blood was shed. All of the above are world records! The bridge is a landmark of Greece in the 21st century.
The bridge was constructed in July 1997 – August 2004. The bridge is named after the late Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis who spoke in the Parliament about the need for a bridge crossing the 2 miles (approximately, or 3 km) of the Corinth Gulf's strait in March 1889!
One of the world’s longest cable-stayed bridges - The Rion-Antirion Bridge / Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge.
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Kalampaka was a border town or outpost of Greek territories (with even Customs Office at the nearby village Haghióphyllo) during Trikoupis’s premiership. He had the railway network constructed in 1880-1890s. The terminus or last stop of the railway line was Kalampaka. Another train station had been built at Hagiophyllo, too (farther away than Kalampaka), but it has remained unused for longer than a century: the railroad line has never been extended westwards (towards Ioannina), probably because of the country’s bankcruptcy in 1893.
The station was claimed by luxuriant vegetation, disappeared beneath a thick layer of bushes and oak trees and was forgotten.. It is only recently that the Station was rediscovered and unearthed thanks to the tireless efforts of the President of the village council. The ruins of the ill-fated station provide some chilling emotions, especially at sunset, twilight or night. They deserve to become a touristic attraction on their own right!
Canon EOS RP
Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 35mm
ISO 100 - f/14 - HDR of two shots with shutter speeds: 1/15 sec & 1/6 sec
The top of the railway station bears the inscription carved into stone: “Hagiophyllon.” This village (Hagióphyllo) was an outpost of Greek territories (with its own Customs Office) during Trikoupis’s premiership; he had the railway network constructed in 1880-1890s. The station built at Hagiophyllo has remained unused for longer than a century: the railroad line has never been extended westwards (towards Ioannina), probably because of the country’s bankcruptcy in 1893.
The station was claimed by luxuriant vegetation, disappeared beneath a thick layer of bushes and oak trees and was forgotten. It was recently rediscovered and unearthed thanks to the tireless efforts of local volunteers inspired by the President of the village council. The ruins of the ill-fated station deserve to become a touristic attraction on their own right!
It is not the station-master who goes into the station, but the President of the village council, a retired Commando officer. He inspired local volunteers to work hard for unearthing the long forgotten railway station and clearing it off the thick layers of luxuriant vegetation.
The top of the railway station bears the inscription carved into stone: “Hagiophyllon.” This village (Hagióphyllo) was an outpost of Greek territories (with its own Customs Office) during Trikoupis’s premiership; he had the railway network constructed in 1880-1890s. The station built at Hagiophyllo has remained unused and deserted for longer than a century: the railroad line has never been extended westwards (towards Ioannina), probably because of the country’s bankcruptcy in 1893.
Canon EOS RP
Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 40mm
ISO 100 - f/14 - HDR of two shots with shutter speeds: 1/13 sec & 1/5 sec
Kalampaka was a border town or outpost of Greek territories (with Customs Office at the nearby village Haghióphyllo) during Trikoupis’s premiership. It was this prime minister who had the railway network constructed in 1880-1890s. The terminus or last stop of the railway line was Kalampaka. A brand-new train station had been built at Hagiophyllo, too (farther away than Kalampaka), but it has remained unused for longer than a century: the railroad line has never been extended westwards (towards Ioannina).
The station was claimed by luxuriant vegetation and disappeared beneath a thick layer of bushes and oak trees. It is only recently that the Station was rediscovered and unearthed thanks to the tireless efforts of the President of the village council. The ruins of the ill-fated, unused station provide some chilling emotions, especially at sunset, twilight or night. They deserve to become a touristic attraction on their own right!
Canon EOS RP
Canon RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM @ 29mm
ISO 100 - f/14 - HDR of two shots with shutter speeds: 1/20 sec & 1/8 sec
On Saturday night the place is absolutely dead in Kalampaka, Greece, even downtown, in front of the City Hall. There is not a living soul at sight in the empty, deserted high streets, as a consequence of the initial curfew, then the second lockdown imposed by Mitsotakis’s government.
The latter failed to create and staff adequate ICU beds during the previous six months; instead, it spent millions of euros on journalists and the media, on painting the pavement at the (Great) Promenade in Athens, on applying armoured concrete around the Parthenon, on singers touring onboard a truck etc. A senior, arrogant member of the Cabinet even took pride for having closed down the Infectious Diseases hospital in Thessaloniki and for having dismissed (fired) medical and nursing staff from the NHS.
Kalampaka was a border town or outpost of Greek territories during Trikoupis’s ill-fated premiership. It was the westernmost END, too, of the railroad network, constructed thanks to Trikoupis’s modernizing efforts. Kalampaka was captured as “The END of Trikoupis’s Greece” in my last shot. Is it now likely for the town and its dwellers to also be brought to their literal END on the whole (with the end’s most basic and true meaning) because of the unwise, careless, unlucky or even foolish hubris committed by Mitsotakis’s premiership? This, I am afraid, still remains to be seen.
Kalampaka was a border town or outpost of Greek territories (with Customs Office at the nearby village Haghióphyllo) during Trikoupis’s premiership. It was this prime minister who had the railway network constructed in 1880-1890s. The terminus or last stop or END of the railroad line was Kalampaka (viewed in my recent shot during a corona dog walk).
The railroad line has never been extended westwards (towards Ioannina), despite the fact that more territories were liberated later. Trikoupis also declared the bankruptcy of Greek state in 1893. So, his legacy has finally remained as that of an ill-fated premier, in spite of his good intentions for modernizing the country.
In this shot’s title the “END” word is used with the meaning of the “verge,” or the “border” where the territory ends or extends to. A pun is intended for the same “END” word to be used in the next shot’s title, too, with an altogether distinct meaning, associated with a different era and another prime minister; a possible (dis-)association of the latter with catastrophe remains still to be seen…
Also known as the Rio-Antirrio Bridge, seen from the Gulf Of Patras
