Architecture

Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, west elevation

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Hernandarias, Alto Paraná, Paraguay

Central hidroeléctrica de Itaipú [Spanish]
Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu [Portuguese]
Itaipu Binacional
Represa de Itaipú [Spanish]
Barragem de Itaipu [Portuguese]
Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, west elevation

Architecture

The Itaipu Dam, with an installed capacity of 14 GW, was the largest hydropower plant in the world for 21 years until the Three Gorges Dam in China was completed in 2003.

Architecture: Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant

full/alternative names
Itaipu Dam
built
1975-1982
work type form/concept
structural engineer

Specifications

Specifications: Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant

height
196.0 m
length
7,919.0 m

Geography

local language location name
Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil [Portuguese]
location:
Hernandarias [Spanish]
country:
Paraguay [Spanish]
Paraguái [Guarani]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,466 × 3,288  pixel
46.3 × 27.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
retouched, colour corrected
copyrights
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