South of Hyderabad, India, astride the mighty Krishna river, stands the most massive masonry dam ever constructed. In an architectural feat which parallels the building of Egypt’s Pyramids, 30,000 men, women and children worked day and night for 14 years to complete it. Nagarjunasagar is three miles across, 400 feet high and forms one of the largest man-made lakes in the world.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002603
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction workers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Masonry
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - India
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Reservoirs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - India
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Dams
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - India
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - India
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)