This allows for a reduced need for interior columns thus creating more floor space.

The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1897, and by 1911 the interior columns were already finished.

While not strong enough to support the building by themselves, these interior, miniature columns would bend and sway in response to the Earth's motion.

In addition, 26,000-square-foot floors have very few interior columns.

The two architects worked through this problem though, even without any interior columns.

It allows fewer interior columns, and so create more usable floor space.

The interior columns are made of several types of marble.

There are no interior columns supporting the 46-foot-high ceiling.

We both had an interior spinal column and the same kind of body cavities.

In 1999-2000 repairs to the interior columns were completed.