Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Installing an Ionic capital on the Civil Courts Building in St. Louis in 1930

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Two workers on scaffolding high above the city guide a large stone Ionic capital, hung from cables, onto a column, with city buildings behind.

Installing a capital on one of the 32 Ionic columns, nearly 13 metres high, on the top of the Civil Courts Building in St. Louis, 1930. The roof of this building was modelled on one of the wonders of the ancient world, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

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