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PMR107-01 Egypt, Aswan: view from plane of the flooded valleys south of Aswan - the consequences of the Aswan High Dam since 1970. Keywords: landscape, aerial view, panorama, irregation, lakes, reservoir
PMR106-12 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The main temple, dedicated to Amun-Ra, had 4 seated colossi of Ramesses II, with a row of baboons above. These greet the morning sun which shines directly into the sanctuary, deep inside the rock. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-11 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Row of Horus falcons at the feet of the colossi. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-10 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The two intact seated colossi of Ramesses II on the right of the entrance, each 65 feet high. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-09 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. Figures of Ramesses in the outer chamber of the main temple, with roof frescoes of Nekhbet, the vulture. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-08 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. A commemorative plaque, set into the cliff face, acknowledging the help of UNESCO, Cost was about US$ 36,000,000. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, architecture, culture
PMR106-07 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. View of the adjacent facades, with the Temple of Hathor in the foreground. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-06 Egypt, Abu Simbel: Ramesses II built two temples (for himself and his wife) adjacent to each other. To escape the flood waters of the Aswan Dam, both were cut into square blocks and moved bodily about 500 metres to a safe position. The smaller (wife's) temple. dedicated to Hathor, has 4 figures of Ramesses II and 2 of his wife on the facade. Keywords: Egyptology, archeology, antiquity, historical, hieroglyphics, architecture, culture
PMR106-04 Egypt, Aswan: dedication to the everlasting friendship of the Arab and Russian peoples on the Aswan High Dam. Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, monument
PMR106-03 Egypt, Aswan: overhead view from inside the Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970. Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art
PMR106-02 Egypt, Aswan: Russian-built monument commemorating the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970. Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction, memorial, sculpture, art
PMR106-01 Egypt, Aswan: commemorative inscribed stone block in the centre of the Aswan High Dam, built 1960-70. Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction
PMR105-12 Egypt, Aswan: view of the Aswan High Dam from the lee, with the Russian-built monument commemorating its completion in 1970 in the distance. Keywords: architecture, culture, water power, hydro-electricity, reservoir, construction
PMR058-03 South Africa, Natal, Durban: Midmar Dam recreational area, a favourite sailing and picnicking spot Keywords: landscape, water sports, yachts, reservoir, windsurfing, picnic, outing
PMR058-02 South Africa, Natal, Durban: Midmar Dam recreational area, a favourite sailing and picnicking spot Keywords: landscape, water sports, yachts, reservoir, windsurfing, picnic, outing
PMR058-01 South Africa, Natal, Durban: view of Midmar Dam recreational area through the "water-curtain" in the administrative offices. Keywords: landscape, reservoir, water sports
PMR053-09 Austria, Tyrol, Mayrhofen: Stegeis Dam and the Zillertaler Alps from the top of the Gefrorene Wand (3200m.), with skis in the foreground Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, snow, reservoir, glacier
PMR053-08 Austria, Tyrol, Mayrhofen: Stegeis Dam and the Zillertaler Alps from the top of the Gefrorene Wand (3200m.) Keywords: alpine, nature, countryside, picturesque, alpine scenery, Alps, mountain range, snow, reservoir, glacier
PMR-D8951 Argentina, Los Glaciares National Park: the Perito Moreno Glacier which covers an area of 250 sq.km. and is 30 km. long. The thickness of the ice is about 170 metres, of which approximately 74 metres is visible above the waters of Lago Argentino. Unlike most glaciers, Perito Moreno is not losing mass. When this gap is dammed by the advance of the glacier, the water level on the left can be raised up to 30 metres before a burst-through occurs (once in 1/2 years). Keywords: South America, Patagonia, Andes, Latin America, lake, mountains, bizarre shapes, strange forms, colourful
PMR-D8949 Argentina, Los Glaciares National Park: the Perito Moreno Glacier which covers an area of 250 sq.km. and is 30 km. long. The thickness of the ice is about 170 metres, of which approximately 74 metres is visible above the waters of Lago Argentino. Unlike most glaciers, Perito Moreno is not losing mass. When this gap is dammed by the advance of the glacier, the water level on the left can be raised up to 30 metres before a burst-through occurs (once in 1/2 years). Keywords: South America, colourful, strange forms, bizarre shapes, mountains, lake, Latin America, Andes, Patagonia
PMR-D8944 Argentina, Los Glaciares National Park: the Perito Moreno Glacier which covers an area of 250 sq.km. and is 30 km. long. The thickness of the ice is about 170 metres, of which approximately 74 metres is visible above the waters of Lago Argentino. Unlike most glaciers, Perito Moreno is not losing mass. When this gap is dammed by the advance of the glacier, the water level on the left can be raised up to 30 metres before a burst-through occurs (once in 1/2 years). Keywords: South America, colourful, strange forms, bizarre shapes, mountains, lake, Latin America, Andes, Patagonia
PMR-D7358 Morocco: Nakhla dam, with part of the resulting reservoir, Barage Ennakhla. Keywords: picturesque, renewable energy, hydro-electric, Africa, Maghreb
PMR-D7357 Morocco: Nakhla dam, with part of the resulting reservoir, Barage Ennakhla. Keywords: picturesque, renewable energy, hydro-electric, Africa, Maghreb
PMR-D0765 Cyprus, Paphos: Mavrokolympos Dam and Reservoir. Keywords: Mediterranean, landscape, picturesque, Aphrodite's birthplace, holiday resort, island, hiking, open air
PMR-D0764 Cyprus, Paphos: Mavrokolympos Dam and Reservoir, with hiker and dog. Keywords: Mediterranean, landscape, picturesque, Aphrodite's birthplace, holiday resort, island, hiking, open air
PMR-D0609 Laos, Vientiane: That Dam Stupa (Black Stupa), said to be inhabited by a seven-headed naga. Keywords: capital city, architecture, Lao people, temples, Buddhist, ex-kingdom
PMR-D0524 Cyprus, Paphos: aerial view of Asprokremnos Dam and Reservoir. Keywords: landscape, countryside, water storage
PMR283-01 Turkey, Pergamon: valley, flooded after building of dam. Keywords: picturesque, landscape, reservoir, water supply, hydro-electric, sustainable energy
PMR-D3026 Cyprus, Paphos: aerial view of Asprokremnos Dam and Reservoir. Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, picturesque, landscape, water storage
PMR-D3024 Cyprus, Paphos: aerial view of Asprokremnos Dam and Reservoir. Keywords: Mediterranean, island, holiday resort, Aphrodite's birthplace, picturesque, landscape, water storage
PMR-D1338 People's Republic of China, Tibet: dammed river Nyang Chhu, approaching Gyantse. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1337 People's Republic of China, Tibet: dammed river Nyang Chhu, approaching Gyantse. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR-D1336 People's Republic of China, Tibet: dammed river Nyang Chhu, approaching Gyantse. Keywords: architecture, religion, colourful, Asian, Buddhist, temples, picturesque, historical, heritage
PMR161-03 U.S.A., Arizona: Hoover Dam, from the upstream (Lake Mead) side. Keywords: spectacular, hydro power, ecology, electricity generation, engineering feat
PMR161-02 U.S.A., Arizona: Black Canyon: the Colorado River on the downstream side of the Hoover Dam. Keywords: spectacular, hydro power, ecology, electricity generation, engineering feat
PMR161-01 U.S.A., Arizona: Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River; at 726 feet high, one of the highest ever built. Keywords: spectacular, hydro power, ecology, electricity generation, engineering feat
PMR-D2483 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Si-o-Seh (Si-o-Seh Bridge)(=33-Arch Bridge) was built by General Allahverdi Khan between 1599 and 1602 in the Safavid era. It is 298 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh if necessary. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2482 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Si-o-Seh (Si-o-Seh Bridge)(=33-Arch Bridge) was built by General Allahverdi Khan between 1599 and 1602 in the Safavid era. It is 298 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh if necessary. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2481 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) was built under Shah Abbas II in about 1650 in the Safavid era. It is 110 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh when necessary. The tea room in the centre, built for the Shah, is no longer in use. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2480 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) was built under Shah Abbas II in about 1650 in the Safavid era. It is 110 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh when necessary. The tea room in the centre, built for the Shah, is no longer in use. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2479 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) was built under Shah Abbas II in about 1650 in the Safavid era. It is 110 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh when necessary. The tea room in the centre, built for the Shah, is no longer in use. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2478 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) was built under Shah Abbas II in about 1650 in the Safavid era. It is 110 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh when necessary. The tea room in the centre, built for the Shah, is no longer in use. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR-D2477 Iran, Isfahan: Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) was built under Shah Abbas II in about 1650 in the Safavid era. It is 110 metres long and can be used to dam the River Zayandeh when necessary. The tea room in the centre, built for the Shah, is no longer in use. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture, faience, tiling, minaret, arabesque, historic, heritage
PMR500-02 Cyprus (North), Lefke/Lefka: this dam provides water for the irrigation of the fertile fruit-growing area around Lefka. Keywords: Lefke, reservoir, water conservation
PMR099K-12 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. View of the causeway of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam and the run-off of the Rio Dulce. Keywords: dam, Rio Hondo Dam, hydro-electric power, water power, River Dulce, reservoir
PMR099K-11 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) in the lee of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam. Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam
PMR099K-10 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Anglers with rod and line, arrayed along the wall of the nearby Rio Hondo Dam, find rich pickings. Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam
PMR099K-09 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Fishermen are able to catch Dorado with a gaff or net in the shallow waters of the run-off from the Rio Hondo Dam nearby. Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam
PMR099K-08 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. The run-off from the nearby Rio Hondo Dam. The waters are rich in fish (e.g. Dorado) and attract large numbers of cormorants. Keywords: dam, reservoir, River Dulce, water power, hydro-electric power, Rio Hondo Dam
PMR099K-07 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. The nearby Rio Hondo Dam, constructed of natural stone. Keywords: dam, reservoir, hydro-electric power, water power
PMR099K-06 Argentina: Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa town famous for its copious hot springs. Cormorants and Snowy Egrets in the shallows of the River Dulce, in the lee of the dam. Keywords: dam, wild life, water birds, hydro-electric power
PMR050K-25 Cyprus, Limassol/Lemesos: aerial view of Kouris dam and reservoir.
PMR029K-08 Australia, Northern Territory: Originally established in the 1950s as an experimental rice- and cotton-growing area, Fogg Dam became instead a thriving water bird sanctuary. Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in the foreground. Keywords: wild life, ornithology, marshland, wild birds
PMR029K-07 Australia, Northern Territory: Originally established in the 1950s as an experimental rice- and cotton-growing area, Fogg Dam became instead a thriving water bird sanctuary. Pandanus palms in the foreground. Keywords: wild life, marshland, wild birds
PMR028K-07 Australia, Western Australia: Aerial view of Lake Argyle, the largest man-made lake, first flooded in 1973, with dam in the foreground. Keywords: reservoir, hydro-electric scheme, water power
PMR021K-05 Switzerland, Valais: Lac de Barberine and the Emosson Dam. All turbines and power lines are concealed from view. Keywords: Savoy Alps, hydro-electric power, mountains, water power, electricity generation
PMR002K-10 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ismaning: Winter scene at Ismaning reservoir, a water bird reserve designated "Important Bird Area", and "Internationally Significant Wetland" under the RAMSAR Convention. Canal bank with snow covered dam and plants white with hoar frost.
PMR002K-07 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ismaning: Winter scene at Ismaning reservoir, a water bird reserve designated "Important Bird Area", and "Internationally Significant Wetland" under the RAMSAR Convention. Snow covered dam with canal and frosted vegetation.
PMR002K-04 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ismaning: Winter scene at Ismaning reservoir, a water bird reserve designated "Important Bird Area", and "Internationally Significant Wetland" under the RAMSAR Convention. Snow covered dam and bushes covered with hoar frost.
PMR042K-27 Cyprus: Aerial view of Germasogeia dam and reservoir. Keywords: hydro-electric power, water power, renewable energy
PMR061K-34 Bulgaria, Kazanlak: Countryside flooded by the new Koprinka Dam brings new recreational possibilities.
PMR061K-33 Burgas, Kazanlak: Hotel Rosa, close by the new Koprinka Dam.
PMR383-02 Australia, Queensland, Atherton Tablelands: Lake Tinaroo, a flooded valley, caused by the damming of Downfall Creek. Keywords: outback, tropical, biotope, ecology, savannah, vegetation, geology, natural, nature, bush, wilderness, flora and fauna, wildlife
PMR383-01 Australia, Queensland, Atherton Tablelands: Lake Tinaroo, a flooded valley, caused by the damming of Downfall Creek. Keywords: outback, tropical, biotope, ecology, savannah, vegetation, geology, natural, nature, bush, wilderness, flora and fauna, wildlife
PMR547-06 Switzerland, Valais: lac du Vieux Emosson, 2205 metres above sea level, also dammed, with reflections of the steep mountain walls in the water. Keywords: Alps, barren, mountains, scenic, alpine, spectacular, scenery, hiking, rugged, dramatic
PMR547-05 Switzerland, Valais: lac du Vieux Emosson, 2205 metres above sea level, also dammed, surrounded by barren mountains. Keywords: Alps, dramatic, rugged, hiking, scenery, spectacular, alpine, scenic, mountains
PMR547-04 Switzerland, Valais: lac de Barberine and the dam from above (1931 metres above sea level) Keywords: Alps, hydro-electric, reservoir, lake, dramatic, rugged, hiking, scenery, spectacular, alpine, scenic, mountains
PMR547-02 Switzerland, Valais: Emosson Dam and lake. All turbines and power lines are concealed from view. Keywords: Alps, landscaping, water power, electricity generation, electricity generating, electricity, hydro-electric, dramatic, rugged, hiking, scenery, spectacular, alpine, scenic, mountains
PMR547-01 Switzerland, Valais: lac de Barberine from the end of the Emosson Dam, 1931 metres above sea level. Keywords: Alps, dramatic, rugged, hiking, scenery, spectacular, alpine, scenic, mountains
PMR686-02 Laos, Vientiane: That Dam black stupa, reputed to be inhabited by a 7-headed naga which helped to protect the citizens during an attack by the Siamese army in 1827. Keywords: Buddhist, architecture, picturesque, national heritage, monument, colourful, temple
PMR614-11 Bulgaria, Dospat: Dam and water reservoir in the Rodopi Mountains, not far from Dospat. Keywords: water conservation, forest, water power
PMR567-03 Cyprus: Kouris Dam, north of the Akrotiri Peninsula. Keywords: water preservation

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