- Bartle Hall Pylons
The Bartle Hall Pylons are four, approximately 335-foot, concrete and steel columunar structures that support steel cables that suspend
Bartle Hall Convention Center above Truman Road and Interstate highway I-670 inKansas City, Missouri , USA. The pylons are topped by four sculptures that are, without a doubt, the most unusual part of the city'sskyline ."Sky Stations"
The scuptural elements that crown the Bartle Hall pylons, called "Sky Stations", were designed by artist
R.M. Fischer in1994 . Each of the works is made ofaluminum andsteel , approximately 24-feet by 15-feet in diameter, and 20 to 25-feet in height. They were primarily inspired by the 1930sArt Deco chandelier and decorative design elements throughout Municipal Auditorium, which is adjacent to Bartle Hall.The "Sky Stations" were placed atop each
pillar viahelicopter .Gallery
W. 12th Street.ee also
Bartle Hall Convention Center External links
* [http://www.kcconvention.com/| Bartle Hall Convention Center Website]
References
*American Institute of Architects Guide to Kansas City Architecture & Public Art. (Copyright 2000). American Institute of Architects/KC. Retrieved
August 11 ,2007 . (Page 21, Number 27)
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