Philippe Bunau- Varilla
The great French engineer supervised the building of the Suez canal. He tried but abandoned the Panama canal.
The great French engineer supervised the building of the suez canal. He tried but abandoned the Panama canal.
George Washington Goethals
The French
The U.S.
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the USA got the equipment from the building but the land was just rented to the french.
Panama's Capitol Building is located in "Panama City, Panama.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla
After the Suez Canal was finished in 1869, the French felt that they could now achieve the Panama Canal.
the french company ran out of money and support from the french people for this venture
A French engineer by the name of de Lesseps