In 1928, a German architect planned to block the Strait of Gibraltar, drain the Mediterranean and create a new continent called Atlantropa

In 1928, German architect Hermann Sörgel unveiled one of the most ambitious engineering visions ever imagined: Atlantropa, a ...

In 1928, a German architect proposed draining the Mediterranean Sea to create a Eurafrican supercontinent Atlantropa. Here's why

Herman Sörgel proposed damming the Mediterranean Sea to create new land. This ambitious Atlantropa project aimed to generate ...