<strong>Below the cascade:</strong> A new attraction has opened at Niagara Falls, allowing visitors to explore the tunnel created by an electricity generating company to harness hydro power from the landmark's fast-flowing waters.
Below the cascade: A new attraction has opened at Niagara Falls, allowing visitors to explore the tunnel created by an electricity generating company to harness hydro power from the landmark's fast-flowing waters.
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<strong>Generator floor: </strong>The Niagara Parks Power Station supplied power from 1905 until it was decommissioned in 2006. It's been open to visitors since 2021.
Generator floor: The Niagara Parks Power Station supplied power from 1905 until it was decommissioned in 2006. It's been open to visitors since 2021.
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<strong>Going underground: </strong>Since July this year, a tunnel carved through the rocks below Niagara has also been open to the public. The tunnel once channeled water from the Niagara River to be converted into hydro power.
Going underground: Since July this year, a tunnel carved through the rocks below Niagara has also been open to the public. The tunnel once channeled water from the Niagara River to be converted into hydro power.
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<strong>New view: </strong>Visitors can also access a viewing platform which offers a unique viewpoint of the famous cascade.
New view: Visitors can also access a viewing platform which offers a unique viewpoint of the famous cascade.
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<strong>Spray and rainbows: </strong>Niagara Falls, as seen from the power station's viewing platform.
Spray and rainbows: Niagara Falls, as seen from the power station's viewing platform.
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<strong>New power generation: </strong>The station used the power of the Niagara River to run giant generators that electrified regional industry and contributed to the nearby Great Lakes port of Buffalo becoming known as the City of Light.
New power generation: The station used the power of the Niagara River to run giant generators that electrified regional industry and contributed to the nearby Great Lakes port of Buffalo becoming known as the City of Light.
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<strong>Blasting through: </strong>The tunnel that carried the water was hewn out of solid rock over four years by thousands of workers using pickaxes, shovels and dynamite.
Blasting through: The tunnel that carried the water was hewn out of solid rock over four years by thousands of workers using pickaxes, shovels and dynamite.
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<strong>Blending in: </strong>The plant was built at a time when aesthetics ruled. Its rustic limestone exterior and blue roof tiles were an attempt by New York architect Algernon S. Bell to make the structure blend in with the falls.
Blending in: The plant was built at a time when aesthetics ruled. Its rustic limestone exterior and blue roof tiles were an attempt by New York architect Algernon S. Bell to make the structure blend in with the falls.
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<strong>Built to last: </strong>The tunnel was so well built it only needed maintenance twice during its operational lifetime. Tours of the tunnel are included as part of entry into the power station.
Built to last: The tunnel was so well built it only needed maintenance twice during its operational lifetime. Tours of the tunnel are included as part of entry into the power station.
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<strong>From above: </strong>An aerial view shows Niagara's Horseshoe Falls and the Niagara Parks Power Station alongside.
From above: An aerial view shows Niagara's Horseshoe Falls and the Niagara Parks Power Station alongside.
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