Well before it was finished, the place already had a lot of texture
As weather channel was predicting 20′-30′ rise in water level during Hurricane Irine around NYC, I was thinking, would not it be nice to have a dam that would protect the city from just such a storm surge?
Just days ago I read about St. Petersburg, Russia finally completing its gigantic dam which is supposed to do just that. And since I am on a mini photo-kick right now, I figured I will post some of the pictures I took of the dam before it was a gleaming achievement of russian engineering.
Thanks to @bornmw for taking me there in the dead of winter.
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- Russia completes Soviet-era dam in St Petersburg (scientificamerican.com)
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