Home›Buildings and Structures›Material›Cast IronArchitectural MaterialCast IronMetalsReference and ClassificationDevelopingCast iron is an iron alloy with a high carbon content, poured molten into molds to form structural and decorative building components, strong in compression but brittle and comparatively weak in tension, which shaped how nineteenth-century engineers used it. Its ability to be cast into intricate, repeatable ornamental forms made it popular for columns, facades, balconies and storefronts, especially in mid-nineteenth-century American commercial buildings such as New York's SoHo cast-iron district, while its compressive strength suited it to columns and structural frames in early industrial buildings and greenhouses before structural steel, which handles tension far better, supplanted it for major load-bearing frames by the century's end.Cast IronConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Cast IronFilter Results10 entriesArchitectAllJoseph Paxton (1)Building FamilyAllFactories, Mills, Breweries and Works (1)Historic Clock and Bell Towers (1)Hotels and Grand Hotels (1)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (1)Palaces of the Middle East and Africa (1)Railway Stations (2)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Villas (1)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (1)World's Fair and Exhibition Pavilions (1)StyleAllArt Deco (1)Gothic Revival (1)Neoclassical Architecture (2)Qajar Architecture (1)Victorian Architecture (1)Building TypeAllClock tower (1)Exhibition Building (1)Factory (1)Hotel (1)Legislative Building (1)Opera House (1)Palace (1)Railway Station (1)Railway station terminus (1)Villa (1)Completed YearAll1711 (1)1728 (1)1793 (1)1797 (1)1800 (1)1851 (1)1859 (1)1864 (1)1898 (1)1965 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (1)Standing (9)GroupAllFactories, Mills, Breweries and Works (1)Historic Clock and Bell Towers (1)Hotels and Grand Hotels (1)Legislative, Parliament and International Body Buildings (1)Palaces of the Middle East and Africa (1)Railway Stations (2)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (1)World's Fair and Exhibition Pavilions (1)PlaceAllFrance (1)Iran (1)South Africa (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (5)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Claridge'sCast IronElizabeth TowerCast IronGare du NordCast IronGolestan PalaceCast IronJohannesburg Park StationCast IronRoyal Opera HouseCast IronShrewsbury Flaxmill MaltingsCast IronThe Crystal PalaceCast IronUnited States CapitolCast IronVilla MerianCast IronConnectionsAssociated WithStructural Steel, Elements and Materials Well-attested Seen InClaridge's, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Claridge's (Wikipedia)Elizabeth Tower, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Big Ben, WikipediaGare du Nord, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Gare du Nord - WikipediaGolestan Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Golestan PalaceJohannesburg Park Station, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Johannesburg Park Station, WikipediaRoyal Opera House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Royal Opera House (Wikipedia)tier 3Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - WikipediaThe Crystal Palace, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Prefabricated in 1851 from standardized cast-iron and glass modules, the first large building of its kind.United States Capitol, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikipedia: United States CapitolVilla Merian, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Villa Merian (Wikipedia)SourcesWikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Cast ironCast iron is a class of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1-3%.Wikipedia: Cast-iron architecture, Bridges section, on the Iron BridgeOne of the first important projects was The Iron Bridge in Shropshire, opened in 1781, a precedent-setting structure made almost entirely of cast iron.View the SourceUNESCO World Heritage Centre: Golestan PalaceUNESCO World Heritage CentreSeen In: Golestan Palace, Justification for inscriptionQuote, Seen In: Golestan Palace, Justification for inscriptionthe adaptation of European building technologies, such as the use of cast iron for load bearing, in PersiaView the SourceWikipedia: United States CapitolWikipediaSeen In: United States Capitol, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: United States Capitol, Wikipedia articleInstead of repairing it, Latrobe demolished, redesigned and rebuilt the interiors within the existing brick and sandstone walls.View the SourceBig Ben, WikipediaSeen In: Elizabeth Tower, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Elizabeth Tower, Wikipedia articleIt was constructed using bricks clad on the exterior with sand-coloured Anston limestone from South Yorkshire, topped by a spire covered in hundreds of cast iron roof-tiles.View the SourceJohannesburg Park Station, WikipediaSeen In: Johannesburg Park Station, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Johannesburg Park Station, Wikipedia articleIt was designed with cast iron pillars, ornate olive coloured iron work and a glass domed roof while the offices and restaurant walls were made of carved oak wood.View the SourceVilla Merian (Wikipedia)Seen In: Villa Merian, Wikipedia articleQuote, Seen In: Villa Merian, Wikipedia articleThe quintessential walls were roughcast and clad with cast iron and iron mouldings.View the SourceGare du Nord - WikipediaSeen In: Gare du Nord, Article textQuote, Seen In: Gare du Nord, Article textThe main support beam is made out of cast iron.View the SourceRoyal Opera House (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Royal Opera House, Article textQuote, Seen In: Royal Opera House, Article textThe redevelopment of the Floral Hall as part of the 1990s redevelopment project involved lifting up the cast iron structure to accommodate new public areas for the opera house underneath.View the SourceShrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - WikipediaSeen In: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Article textQuote, Seen In: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Article textIts design effectively overcame much of the problem of fire damage from flammable atmosphere, due to the air containing many fibres, by using a fireproof combination of cast iron columns and cast iron beams, a system which later developed into the modern steel frame which made skyscrapers possible.View the SourceClaridge's (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Claridge's, Infobox: materialQuote, Seen In: Claridge's, Infobox: materialRed brick with red Mansfield stone, slate roofs and cast iron balconiesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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