Right-up-front I am going to give you a link that will answer all of your questions about the SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM, on the Yenisei River near Sayanogorsk in the Republic of Khakassia here in Russian Siberia.
https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenskaya_Dam
Suffice it to say it is really something special.
Thursday, the 20th of December 2018.
In this lifetime, sometimes you only get one shot / one opportunity to see / to do something. Such was the case on this visit. The cold was brutal.
Each and every single photo had a process : Remove my mittens, with now bare hands reach inside my jacket and get my camera, take a photo or two, put my camera back into my jacket, pull on my (now very cold) mittens. The reaching into my jacket opened up my chest area to the cold.
Doing the above process over and over and over again was brutal.
Bottom Line : I've done -60°F below zero and not been as severely cold as I was doing this photo shoot. I got cold and I had no way to warm up. I was not prepared for what I experienced.
SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM
It was quite a drive into the damsite.
In 1933 there was a very respectable dam at / or near this site.
I am not sure what the significance of 1972 is. Construction began in 1963 and the turbines went-on-line from 1978 to 1985. IF you take the time and go to the effort to read the above Wikipedia link, you will see that there have been many problems encountered during its life span.
I am not sure of the meaning of this display.
Sayanogorsk is the nearest town / village to the project.
Our first look at the appurtenant facilities associated with the dam.
Our first look at the dam.
The below photos show a memorial to all of those who constructed the dam and powerhouse.
A closer look at the memorial.
I've no idea of what this (above and below) is.
I debated whether or not to take the final photo below. My hands fairly screamed at me, "No! Not another photo."
Back to Abakan we head. The below photo was taken from inside of our automobile.
The cold and the wind, coupled with the darkness of the day, really made this a difficult visit.
But, I made the best of my once in this lifetime visit. I doubt that I will return. I've heard that in the warm weather there are crowds of visitors.
Cap
https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenskaya_Dam
Suffice it to say it is really something special.
Thursday, the 20th of December 2018.
In this lifetime, sometimes you only get one shot / one opportunity to see / to do something. Such was the case on this visit. The cold was brutal.
Each and every single photo had a process : Remove my mittens, with now bare hands reach inside my jacket and get my camera, take a photo or two, put my camera back into my jacket, pull on my (now very cold) mittens. The reaching into my jacket opened up my chest area to the cold.
Doing the above process over and over and over again was brutal.
Bottom Line : I've done -60°F below zero and not been as severely cold as I was doing this photo shoot. I got cold and I had no way to warm up. I was not prepared for what I experienced.
SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM
It was quite a drive into the damsite.
In 1933 there was a very respectable dam at / or near this site.
I am not sure what the significance of 1972 is. Construction began in 1963 and the turbines went-on-line from 1978 to 1985. IF you take the time and go to the effort to read the above Wikipedia link, you will see that there have been many problems encountered during its life span.
I am not sure of the meaning of this display.
Sayanogorsk is the nearest town / village to the project.
Our first look at the appurtenant facilities associated with the dam.
Our first look at the dam.
The below photos show a memorial to all of those who constructed the dam and powerhouse.
A closer look at the memorial.
I've no idea of what this (above and below) is.
I debated whether or not to take the final photo below. My hands fairly screamed at me, "No! Not another photo."
Back to Abakan we head. The below photo was taken from inside of our automobile.
The cold and the wind, coupled with the darkness of the day, really made this a difficult visit.
But, I made the best of my once in this lifetime visit. I doubt that I will return. I've heard that in the warm weather there are crowds of visitors.
Cap
