Hoover Dam

If not for the Hoover Dam, Las Vegas may not exist. Construction began in 1931 and the workers needed opportunities to relax on their days off. 5200 workers were gathered together and went to work 24 hours a day. The dam was completed in 1936. It helped to save water for electrical, industrial and irrigation. The dam has only one of the world's largest electricity-generating plants, the surrounding cities with a clean and inexpensive hydroelectric power provided. The Hoover Dam, paid $ 165 million through the sale of electricity to the states of California, Arizona and Nevada.660 feet at the top tapering to 45 feet where the road crosses at the top, is the mother of a massive curved wall. It is 726 meters high, approximately the height of a 60-foot-tall building. The dam holds back 9200000000000 gallons of water. This water is in Lake Mead, a reservoir maintained by the construction of the dam makes it easier. There are four receiving help to drive towers on the sea, the drops of water about 600 feet turbines and create power.The visitor center was opened in 1995 and is built on a three-tiered circular structure with a roof terrace with views. You will enter into the reception lobby, where it is a gift shop and you can buy souvenirs of your visit to the dam. They contribute photos, articles, videos and other paraphernalia related to the dam and the people who built it.There are 30 minutes tours through the dam that leave every 15 minutes. These tours go about 561 feet into the bowels of the dam. You can see the massive turbines and even outdoors on the downstream side to go back for a look at the massive structure.

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