5107 x 3422 px | 43,2 x 29 cm | 17 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
13 giugno 2006
Ubicazione:
Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., United States
Altre informazioni:
The general dimensions of the foundation are 385 feet from east to west, (front to back) and 304 feet from north to south. At its greatest height, the building rises four stories above the terrace or ground floor. Marble was chosen as the principal material to be used and $3 million worth was gathered from foreign and domestic quarries. Vermont marble was used for the exterior, while the four inner courtyards are of crystalline flaked, white Georgia marble. Above the basement level, the walls and floors of all corridors and en- trance halls are either wholly or partially of creamy Alabama marble. The wood in offices throughout the building, such as doors, trim, paneled walls, and some floors, is American quartered white oak. The Court Building cost less than the $9, 740, 000 Congress authorized for its construc- tion. Not only was the final and complete cost of the building within the appropriation, but all furnishings were also procured, even though planners had initially expected that the project would require additional appropriations. Upon completion of the project, $94, 000 was returned to the Treasury
