Cape to Cairo railway project

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf proposed railway project
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cape to Cairo railway project
gptkbp:intendedRoute gptkb:British_colonies_in_Africa
gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:legacy inspired later infrastructure projects
symbol of colonial ambition
gptkbp:mentionedIn British colonial history
history of Africa
gptkbp:obstacles political instability
funding issues
geographical barriers
gptkbp:partiallyBuiltSections gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
late 19th century
gptkbp:purpose connect British colonies in Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Limpopo_River
gptkb:Great_Rift_Valley
gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:status never completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Cecil_Rhodes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5