Size of the Court of the Universe

For the sake of those who find added interest in knowing on what scale a

work of art is built, the following facts are added:

The area of the Court of the Universe is about seven acres. On its east

and west axis, from arch to arch, it is six hundred and fifty feet; on

its north and south axis, from the Tower of Jewels to the Column of

Progress, it is nearly twelve hundred feet.

The Arches of the Rising Sun and the Setting Sun have a total height, to

the top of the surmounting sculpture, of two hundred and three feet.

The Tower of Jewels is 433 feet in height, while the main archway

beneath is 110 feet high.

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