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... designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim , Mead , and White and is a masterpiece of 19th - century American archi- tecture . Its interior decor , including murals by the Frenchman Pierre Puvis de Chavannes ( 1824-98 ) and the ...
... designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim , Mead , and White and is a masterpiece of 19th - century American archi- tecture . Its interior decor , including murals by the Frenchman Pierre Puvis de Chavannes ( 1824-98 ) and the ...
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... designed as tubular struts 12 feet ( 4 me- tres ) in diameter , and all of the steelwork was fabricated in shops built for the purpose at South Queensferry . The spans were built out as balanced cantilevers from each main pier , the ...
... designed as tubular struts 12 feet ( 4 me- tres ) in diameter , and all of the steelwork was fabricated in shops built for the purpose at South Queensferry . The spans were built out as balanced cantilevers from each main pier , the ...
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... designed for maximum rigidity and mini- mum weight , was the George Washington Bridge ( 1927- 31 ) in New York City . Another important innovation in steel construction was welding , used to its greatest poten- tial in the Inland Steel ...
... designed for maximum rigidity and mini- mum weight , was the George Washington Bridge ( 1927- 31 ) in New York City . Another important innovation in steel construction was welding , used to its greatest poten- tial in the Inland Steel ...
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