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Vidraru Dam and Lake, a Wonder of Nature, Confined by Man
The structure can withstand an 8 Richter degrees quake and it incorporates a seismic warning system. During the great 1977 quake, the dam suffered no damage at all and this construction is guaranteed to last another 50 years or so, or better said 100 years from 1965, when it was built.
Tourists can climb the Belvedere platform to have a look at the surrounding gorgeous scenery. One of the landmarks of this area is the statue of Prometeus, placed on Pleasa Mountain. The Statue was created by sculptor Constantin Popovici and it shows a gigantic "god" holding a thunder in his hand, as the symbol of electricity.
A couple of hundred meters away from the dam there's the Arges House and the boat house, where tourists can hitch a ride on a little boat for fun. The same dam also hosts one of the highest bungee jumping spots in the country. While Vidraru is a great source of income for Curtea de Arges, it can also be considered some sort of Damocles' sword, since a crack in the dam or its destruction would send tons of cubic metres of water racing towards the settlement, killing all of its population.
In spite of an incident in 1977, that resulted in hundreds of tons of water destroying houses in a couple of local villages, the officials from Vidraru claim that such a calamity is impossible. What's certain is that the Vidraru Dam and Lake are visited by thousands of tourists each year, who are stunned by this monument of engineering works.
Author: Alex Stanescu
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red-dog says:
show us a photo of the dam itself please
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admin says:
Check the second page of the article, there’s a new photo there. Thanks for the feedback!
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