Quadrangle Construction

Summary

Construction work of the Smithsonian's $73.2 million complex on the Quad which includes the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG), and a circular kiosk. The kiosk, which provides public access to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center on the third and deepest level of the complex, is shown in the foreground. The steel bundles will be encased first in concrete and then in limestone to form columns for the copper-domed structure, located between the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," and the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA).

Subject

S. Dillon Ripley International Center

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 3, Folder: Kiosk March 1985

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1985

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Construction
• Cranes, derricks, etc
• Underground construction
• Construction equipment
• Kiosk
• Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex

Place

• District of Columbia
• Southwest
• United States of America
• Smithsonian Quadrangle Kiosk
• Washington

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Exterior

ID Number

85-6241-3 or 85-6241.03

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

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