The Quarter Pony was originally developed from horses that did not meet the American Quarter Horse Association's original height requirement of high.
No ziggurat is preserved to its original height.
It now stands 80 feet (24 metres) high, less than half its estimated original height.
It is huge, but slightly under the original height of more than 5 metres because of space restrictions.
Now the levees need to be rebuilt to their original height, Mr. James, of the river commission, said.
The project, designed by Jean Nouvel, was scaled down recently from its original height of 82 stories.
With the approach of mid-century, the levees were averaging six feet — twice their original height — and calculations indicated that the flow line would rise.
Daily sessions on a specially-designed stretching machine will allow you to embrace the benefits of tallness no matter your original height.
The original height of the building, to be designed by the architectural firm of Beyer Blinder Belle, had drawn strong protest from the neighborhood, where most buildings are now shorter than 12 stories.
Since its announcement 18 months ago, the project has stirred a degree of controversy, with community members objecting to its original height -- 20 stories -- and concerned that it would draw off some of the best students from local public schools.
The old smokestack, previously cut off at 65 feet, will be restored and extended 20 feet to its original height; at its base, in a nook off the lobby, a fireplace will be added.
