A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 305
the excessof weight would make it nearly as expensiveas wrought iron. The commission, therefore,recommended that both kinds be used, each inthe place for which it was best fitted, and thisrecommendation was adopted. The dome wascompleted in 1812. Its interior diameter is128.8 feet, and it is formed… … Iro.v C< at the base, and three panels are cut out of theribs Icjvving narrow inner and outer ribs, con-nected by radial pieces. The ribs are connectal IRON CONSTRUCTION by radial plates bolted to them, which formcircular ties or struts, according to their posi-tion, parallel to the base of the…
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