Civil Courts Building
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Civil Courts Building
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This has always been one of my favorite pieces of architecture downtown St. Louis!
The Civil Courts Building is a landmark court building used by the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri in St. Louis, Missouri. The building was part of St. Louis’s City Beautiful plan and one of the buildings built with an $87 million bond issue ratified by voters in 1923 to construct monumental buildings along the Memorial Plaza.
The pyramid roof on the top was designed to resemble the Mausoleum of Mausolus which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It features 32 Ionic columns (8 on each side). Each of the columns has 6 fluted drums, and a cap. They are about 42 feet high, 5½ feet in diameter and are made of Indiana limestone.
The roof is made of cast aluminum and is topped by two 12-foot high sphinx-like structures with the fleur-de-lis of St. Louis adorned on the chests.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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August 7th, 2018
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