Hoover Dam - USA

in #architecture • 6 years ago

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Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. Originally known as Boulder Dam from 1933, it was officially renamed Hoover Dam by a joint resolution of Congress in 1947. The dam was named after President Herbert Hoover.

  • Location: United States(Nevada/Arizona)
  • Construction began: 1931
  • Opening date: 1936
  • Height: 726.4 ft (221.4 m)
  • Length: 1,244 ft (379 m)
  • Width (crest): 45 ft (14 m)
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