The High Dam Features
Aswan High Dam built between I960 and 1971, the immense High Dam is 3,830 m (12,562 ft) across, 111m (364 ft) high and 980 m (3,214 ft) wide at its base.
At the eastern end of the dam there is a visitors’ pavilion detailing the construction of the dam and at the western end, there is a lotus-shaped tower, built to commemorate the Soviet Union’s support in the building of the dam.
Aswan Dam
11 km (7 miles) S of Aswan. Stretching across the Nile, just beyond the First Cataract, the Aswan Dam was built by the British between 1898 and 1902. At the time of its construction, it was the largest dam in the world, and its height was twice raised again in an effort to control the river. The roads to Abu Simbel and the airport cross the dam and the views over the river and islands are stunning. Photography around both dams is strictly forbidden.
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