Monday, June 16, 2008

CHIHULY FANS NEAR AND FAR WILL ARRIVE AT THE DE YOUNG TO SEE THE LATEST CREATIONS...


THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM stands near the San Andreas fault where the original De Young had been severely damaged in 1989 by the Loma Prieta Earthquake.

To address the problem of the fault, (the building) can move up to three feet due to a unique system of ball bearing sliding plates and viscous fluid dampers that absorb kinetic energy and convert it to heat.

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