Verzasca Dam

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Verzasca Dam is a dramatic concrete arch dam in southern Switzerland, famed for its striking alpine setting and as a popular site for bungee jumping, including a famous stunt in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."

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Verzasca Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam ⓘ
concrete dam ⓘ
gravity arch dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Contra Dam ⓘ
Diga di Contra ⓘ
baseWidth 25 metres ⓘ
bungeeJumpHeight 220 metres ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ
bungeeJumpOperator Verzasca Dam Jump ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1960 ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
crestWidth 7 metres ⓘ
crosses Verzasca River ⓘ
designedBy Gianfranco Rossi ⓘ
Lombardi & Gellera ⓘ
filmAppearance GoldenEye ⓘ
filmAppearanceYear 1995 ⓘ
hasViewingPlatform yes ⓘ
height 220 metres ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ
installedCapacity 105 MW ⓘ
knownFor appearance in the James Bond film GoldenEye ⓘ
bungee jumping ⓘ
dramatic alpine setting ⓘ
languageRegion Italian-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Swiss Italians
length 1,247 feet ⓘ
380 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Canton of Ticino ⓘ
southern Switzerland ⓘ
locatedInValley Verzasca Valley ⓘ
material reinforced concrete ⓘ
nearestTown Gordola ⓘ
Locarno ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 3 ⓘ
openingDate 1965 ⓘ
operator Verzasca SA ⓘ
owner Verzasca SA ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
reservoirCapacity 105 million cubic metres ⓘ
reservoirName Lago di Vogorno ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 1.68 square kilometres ⓘ
stuntPerformedBy Wayne Michaels ⓘ
stuntType bungee jump from dam crest ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
watercourse Verzasca River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canton of Ticino → tourismAttraction → Verzasca Dam ⓘ
Verzasca Valley → hasLandmark → Verzasca Dam ⓘ