ID: 700008659 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008659	Record Type: Built Work
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Hoover Dam (dam (hydraulic structure); Kaufmann, Gordon Bernie (English architect, 1888-1949, activ...; 1930-1936)

Note: Hoover Dam, formerly called Boulder Dam, lies in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, at the Arizona-Nevada border. Constructed between 1930 and 1936, it is the highest concrete arch dam in the United States and one creates one of the largest manmade lakes in the world. Hoover Dam is used for flood and silt control, electric power, agricultural irrigation, and domestic water supply. It is also a major sightseeing destination, with almost one million visitors per year.

Titles:

Hoover Dam (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Boulder Dam (H,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

dam (hydraulic structure) [300006084] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>)

hydro-electric power plant [300000422]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, industrial complexes, power plants (complexes))

Classifications:

engineering (preferred)

Creation Date: 1930-1936

Creator Display:

Kaufmann, Gordon Bernie (English architect, 1888-1949, active in southern California), Bechtel Corporation (American engineering and construction firm, active 1925) [preferred,VP]

architect Kaufmann, Gordon Bernie (English architect, 1888-1949, active in southern California) Extent: design [500001290]

construction firm Bechtel Corporation (American engineering and construction firm, active 1925) Extent: execution [500259360]

Locations:

Site Context: Boulder City [2062813] Clark county (county), Nevada (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Hoover Dam [7029458] United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: reinforced concrete

	reinforced concrete [300010775]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, concrete, <concrete by technique>)

Dimensions: 221 meters (height) x 366 meters (crest length) x 201 meters (base thickness)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	dams (hydraulic structures) [300006084]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>) (AAT)

	hydro-electric power plants [300000422]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, industrial complexes, power plants (complexes)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Hoover Dam	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 2015
Boulder Dam	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 2015

....................... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 201

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hoover Dam," accessed 26 May 2015