Mystic Seaport's new exhibition building takes shape
October 22, 2015 12:00 am
• Last Updated: October 22, 2015 11:24 pm
Workers guide a purlin into place as they assemble the first two curved sections of the 105-foot laminated wood beams that will be the main architectural feature of the new Thompson Exhibition Building at Mystic Seaport Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Mystic — Workers guided a purlin into place as they assembled the first two curved sections of the 105-foot laminated wood beams that will be the main architectural feature of the new Thompson Exhibition Building at Mystic Seaport Thursday. The laminated wood beams, which will create the arched roof of the new building, are laminated in pieces in Quebec, trucked to Mystic and assembled on site.
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