Not since the Roman perfection of concrete construction had building technology so radicalized structural possibilities. Designed to house the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations of 1851, the Crystal Palace took its place among the largest structures ever built, longer than the Palace of Versailles and as tall as a Gothic cathedral. The construction of the Crystal Palace for the 1851 International Exhibition in London, resoundingly demonstrated the virtues of industrial technologies, bringing a new level of efficiency to the question of utility in architecture. It embodied the utilitarian spirit of modern industry, built without masonry, almost exclusively of standardized components of iron and glass. The enormous frame was set into limestone footings and followed a 24'-0" x 24'-0" structural bay, which determined the layout of the 13,000 exhibition spaces.
She and her husband are still valued today as the forerunners of our modern bridges. The towers of the bridge are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement. The blocks used on the bridge were built in Manie and shipped to New York by schooner. Once the construction of the suspension/cable-stay hybrid bridge was complete in 1883, it had a total length of 5,989 feet and with a width of 85 feet. It was 41m tall and weighed a whopping 14,680 tons.
Nathan Higley Period 3 August 21, 2012 AP European Extra Credit Brunelleschi’s Dome The thesis of the book Brunelleschi’s Dome by Ross King is that the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore built by Filippo Brunelleschi at the time was the biggest and most magnificent dome ever built and to this day no one has built a dome quite like it. The cathedral took over a century to build, Filippo worked on it for a quarter of that time all on the dome. He came up with all new machines and architectural ideas to help achieve this grand feat. One of his ideas was building the dome without wooden centering which was unheard of at the time. The dome was so massive that no one believed he could build it without centering.
The pieces of glass used to make the tower were made in the Czech Republic. Chihuly placed this piece I the center of the entire exhibition below an arch. While unpacking the pieces before assembling the piece, people seemed to be unsure about how it would look because of the opacity of it. Despite what people thought, Dale knew he wanted it to go where he had planned. He does not typically have deep conceptual meanings but rather he goes off of his own instinct and focuses on what works with the site and what he feelings is
Schindler India Case Study Introduction Schindler India is a part of the Schindler Group, the largest supplier of escalators and the second largest manufacturer of elevators worldwide. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes elevators and escalators in all kind of buildings (Residential, Commercial and High-Rise). The company is present in more than 140 countries and employs 43,000 persons worldwide. In 1997 India, Schindler was encouraged by the economic reforms to further expand operations by establishing a 100% owned subsidiary known as Schindler India (Source: Internet). Situational Analysis The following case facts can be interpreted as under: 1.
In the following year a great many Spaniards went there with the intention of settling the land. Thus, forty-nine years have passed since the first settlers penetrated the land, the first so claimed being the large and most happy isle called Hispaniola, which is six hundred leagues in circumference. Around it in all directions are many other islands, some very big, others very small, and all of them were, as we saw with our own eyes, densely populated with native peoples called Indians. This large island was perhaps the most densely populated place in the world. There must be close to two hundred leagues of land on this island, and the seacoast has been explored for more than ten thousand leagues, and each day more of it is being explored.
Structure of the Globe, The Theater that Cuthbert Burbage built for the Chamberlain's Men had a total capacity of between 2,000 and 3,000 spectators. The Globe Theater was located on the southern muddy river bank of the Thames only a couple of steps from vast open fields. The Globe Theater was a fairly new construction among the centuries old buildings. The globe was described as fairly large, many-sided building with a small domed tower on the top. The Globe Theater was built out of wood and thatch on a brick foundation.
Mysteries of Giza There is little argument as to why the great pyramids of ancient Egypt were built. The writing is on the wall, literally. Within the burial chambers and on other sacred treasures within these tombs is a story told that is so universally familiar, people thousands of years later can understand most of it. The great mystery lies however, in how the Egyptians built their great pyramids. The earliest and greatest of the pyramids at Giza is Khufu’s pyramid, which stands 479 feet high and has a base of 755 square feet.
The current building was designed by famous architect Sir Cristopher Wren, like much of historical London. It was consecrated in 1708, but all construction works finished in 1710 The dome reaches a height of 111 meter (366 ft) and weights about 66,000 ton. Eight arches support the dome. On top of the dome is a large lantern with a weight of 850 ton. The first gallery, the Whispering Gallery, just inside the dome, is renowned for its acoustics.
Okapi’s Taxonomical name is Okapia Johnston. Until 1901 it was not known to science. It existence was found in1887 in press report covering Henry Morton Stanleys’s journey. And this became media event in 1901 with the great efforts of Henry Johnston. And today they are approximately 10,000-20,000 in number and now been displayed by 42 different institutes world wide Okapi's velvet coat is deep reddish-brown or purplish red in color.