Astoria Column
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Identification
Name
Astoria Column
Emporis Building Number
212860
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
38.10 m
Floors (above ground)
8
Construction end
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Renovation end
2004
Construction costs
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Structure in General
Construction type
monument
Current status
existing [completed]Usages
Facts
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. |
An estimated 400,000 visitors visit the column on an annual basis. |
Sketched into the cement around the column for 525 feet are scenes depicting historical events which occurred throughout the Pacific Northwest. |
Named in honor of John Jacob Astor, whose great-grandson Vincent Astor paid for the construction of the column in conjunction with the Great Northern Railroad. |
As a part its most recent restoration, the column underwent seismic upgrades and the addition of floodlights to illuminate the structure at night. |
Visitors who climb the 164 spiraling steps are rewarded with spectacular views of both the Astoria and the Columbia rivers. |
The volcanic cone of Mt. St. Helens in Washington state can be seen from the top. |
World's only large piece of memorial architecture made of reinforced concrete with a pictorial frieze in sgraffito technique. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Electus D. Litchfield |