Two hundred metres above the Bosphorus, these two workmen are running a high-tension cable from European Turkey to Asia Minor. Siemens, of West Germany, have joined forces with a Turkish firm in this striking project. Pylons 124 metres tall are on each bank, about 120 metres above the water-level and about 1800 metres apart. Th'' 25 tonnes of cable sag about 150 metres fa midstream, but still leave 70 metres clearance; enough for the world’s tallest liners.
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Press, 13 April 1984, Page 21
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77Two hundred metres above the Bosphorus, these two workmen are running a high-tension cable from European Turkey to Asia Minor. Siemens, of West Germany, have joined forces with a Turkish firm in this striking project. Pylons 124 metres tall are on each bank, about 120 metres above the water-level and about 1800 metres apart. Th'' 25 tonnes of cable sag about 150 metres fa mid- stream, but still leave 70 metres clearance; enough for the world’s tallest liners. Press, 13 April 1984, Page 21
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