One more miracle - the columns on the perimeter of the building. During the construction we used the composite columns technology - reinforced concrete with a steel core. From the point of view of the builders - "a work of art". And it's true. If you look at the column in the cross-section - it will seem to you that you see the Maltese Cross. Such an elegant form it has.
You get the shape of the Maltese cross because you have two
I-beams welded together. The I-beam is a historical element. It came from the development of a form of railroad rails and became the first standardized building element.
Sometimes Igor Romanenko's words about these metal structures even remind of poetry.
- Our column has both bending and torsion, and momentum, and compression ... - he almost recites.
Yes, each column has tilt and twist. The deflection for each is 2.89 degrees per section. This is how the unusual twisting effect is realized, which is already clearly visible today.