Rivet Index
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Measured evidence · Exposition works
The lattice was the real breakthrough.
PLATE 04 · INSIGHT
Rivet count / build sequence
Recorded total · 2,500,000
Rivet count by construction phase
Five bars show 280 thousand at the foundation, 620 thousand in the lower legs, 890 thousand at the arches, 510 thousand in the upper frame, and 200 thousand at the summit.
1.0M
750K
500K
250K
0
peak phase
280K
620K
890K
510K
200K
Foundation
Lower legs
Arches
Upper frame
Summit
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