AMERICAN LANDMARKS:
Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL
built 1928
paper model scale 1:1500
This distinctive art deco skyscraper was engineered so that each floor can move independently in the event of an earthquake. A rotating beacon at the top was placed in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh.The building has also starred in hundredsof movies and TV shows.
How to build the LA City Hall model
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Dover Publications, 2012: ISBN 978-0-486-48281-1. Paper models ©Matt Bergstrom, Wurlington Press