The Brigatti On-Line Gallery https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2 5 photos in 1 album en-US Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:32:33 +0100 webmaster@brigatti.co.uk webmaster@brigatti.co.uk Gallery 1.5.2-pl2, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 The Brigatti On-Line Gallery https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/albums/Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam/DSC04280.thumb.jpg https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2 144 144 https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/view_album.php?set_albumName=Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam 620f299c510a286ec06b98a44721ef34 Aswan High Dam - Day 6 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:58:53 +0100 https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/albums/Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam/DSC04280.thumb.jpg https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/albums/Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam/DSC04280.sized.jpg https://www.brigatti.co.uk/gallery2/albums/Egypt-Nile-AswanHighDam/DSC04280.thumb.jpg 144 144 The Low Dam almost overflowed in 1946, and it was felt that instead of raising the Dam was the third time, a new "High Dam" was to be build approx. 6km (4miles) up the river.<br><br><br> Planning began in 1952, but the British and US funding was withdrawn in July 1956 and it was only thanks to the Soviet Union in 1958 did the project finally progress. It was completed on 21 July, 1970.