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PROJECT DETAILS
The 55,000-square-foot Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, an acre under glass, is one of the nation’s preeminent examples of Victorian-era glasshouses, was designated a New York City Landmark in 1973, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1967. The Conservatory has undergone renovations throughout its 118-year history, but the current Haz Casino no deposit bonus project focused on the central dome atop the Palms of the World Gallery. It comprises the cupola, an upper dome, a drum which includes the compression ring, and a lower dome. Interior scaffolding with a temporary horizontal work surface erected below the dome drum and an enclosed cylinder around the exterior of the drum (including portions of the lower and upper domes) enabled the work to take place efficiently while safeguarding the laborers and plant specimens. The work surface and enclosure acted as a weatherproof barrier ensuring the tropical collection below remained protected and properly climatized throughout the seasonal environmental changes encountered.
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55,000 SQ FT
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