Grand entrance, Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France

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1Scale · whole photo

The grand entrance

The 1900 grand entrance is a huge latticed arch flanked by two tall ornamented pylons, with a figure on top, tram tracks in front and horse carts for scale.

The questionHow long would a gate like this take to model, cast and raise with the crews of the day?

Photo: Detroit Publishing Company · Public domain · via Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons

Paris 1900 Case file

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