Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam, as seen in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004).

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The location was featured in the console versions of Electronic Arts' 2004 video-game GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.

History

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

After repelling an attack on Auric Goldfinger's Midas casino in Las Vegas, his golden-eyed enforcer is sent to the Hoover Dam to exact revenge on Dr. Julius No's forces. The dam had been used as a staging location for the attack and is held by a small army armed with tanks, aircraft, and a seismic bomb; consequently the US security forces keep their distance to avoid Dr. No blowing up the dam. GoldenEye's task is to detonate the bomb, with the help of Pussy Galore and Oddjob, drowning Dr. No's militia. Starting at the base of the dam, GoldenEye scales the structure and makes his way inside. He reaches the Seismic bomb, which is suspended over a deep pit and triggers the release. The bomb detonates and the enforcer is almost immediately betrayed and attacked by Oddjob, whom he tosses over a rail into the pit. As the structure collapses, he makes his way to the surface where he is attacked by Dr. No's assassin, Xenia Onatopp. GoldenEye shoots down her tiltrotor fighter aircraft and the two engage in a gunfight, concluding with Onatopp falling from the top of the dam as it disintegrates.

Gallery

On top of the Hoover Dam.

Turbine Room.

Concept art of Hoover Dam by artist Christian Lorenz Scheurer for GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004).

Concept art of the generator room by artist Christian Lorenz Scheurer for Rogue Agent (2004).