Monte Viso tunnel
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The Monte Viso tunnel was the first tunnel to be built under the Alps. It was built between 1478 and 1480 [1] at a height of 2000m through Monte Viso in the Cottian Alps by order of Louis XI to connect the Dauphiné and the domain of the Marquis of Saluzzo. [2]
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