A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 310
he arches avc about13 feet deep near the ground. The work wjis let to two contractors whoailopted different methods of erection. One ofthem jnit first in i)lace the heavier lower halfof the rib, the foot ius it was called, weighingforty-eight tons; then the up|«T part of tliirt.\eight tons Wiis… … lliiN: ( nil of hollow l.ii.k ; IRON CONSTRUCTION able BeaHiilUiiig l<«r tin- Mi|pii..rt ol tho ribs,which were handled and put in place in smallparts, not exceeding three tons in weight. The vestibule to the building is covered by adome about 100 feet in diameter, of iron, andcovered with…
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