Film GO BACK
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 Meridians & Parallels Frame
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Designed, analyzed and approved, fabrication and construction could begin. Thousands of different pieces had to be cut, formed, assembled and welded. Box girders. Tubes ...
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 Bending Steel Frame
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... Beams. Channels. Angles.
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 Welding Frame
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Special automatic and manual welding methods were employed. An upper meridian section is welded.
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 Creating South Pole Frame
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The South Pole is assembled.
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 Laying Out Sections Frame
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Land areas were fabricated and assembled on this turtle-shaped fitting table which duplicated the exact curvature of UNISPHERE.
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 Laying Out Sections Frame
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 Carrying Section Frame
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 Creating Landmass Frame
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Conformed to United States Army Corps of Engineering contour maps, mountains and valleys are shown in exaggerated relief in order to achieve effective visualization of elevation.
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 Shipping Frame
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Wrapped to protect the stainless beauty, sections were shipped by rail and highway ...
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 Arriving at Site Frame
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... to UNISPHERE's site.
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 Anchor Bolts Frame
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Just ahead of the construction of the pedestal, thirty USS T-1 steel anchor bolts are set ...
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 Cementing Anchors Frame
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... and a concrete base poured around them.
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 Pedestal Frame
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 Installing South Pole Frame
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First structural member to go into place is the South Pole.
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 South Pole Frame
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 Lower Meridian Frame
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Next, one of UNISPHERE's largest members, a lower meridian ...
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 Lower Meridian Frame
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 Installing Lower Meridian Frame
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... is fitted into the South Pole and laid across the pedestal.
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 Welded Girders Frame
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Actually welded girders, the lower meridians will support the entire structure.
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Guiding Girders to Position Frame

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Orange Peel Section Frame

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Right at the site, many of the members are field-welded into sub-assemblies nick-named "orange peel sections."
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 Installing Girders Frame
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 Construction Workers Frame
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 Construction Frame
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 Mast Frame
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To provide support and access, a temporary mast is placed along UNISPHERE's Polar axis.
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 Full Mast Frame
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When the structure is complete, UNISPHERE will be self-supporting and the mast removed.
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 Southern Hemisphere Frame
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The Southern Hemisphere, like a giant bowl, is completed in 83 days.
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 Topping Off Unisphere Frame
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The bowl becomes a world of stainless steel when the last, flag-topped section is set in place.
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 Top View Frame
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 Securing North Pole Frame
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