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The diorama of Lewis and Clark was a collaboration between sculptor Harry Weber (left); designer of the rock formations and waterfall Todd Rundquist; and muralist Peter Engelsmann (right). © SLFP.com file photo Drury Plaza Hotel Designated As An Official Site On Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail ST. LOUIS, MO (SLFP.com), February 4, 2004 - The diorama, "Scenes of Visionary Enchantment" at the Drury Plaza Hotel, located at 4th & Market Streets in downtown St. Louis, was recently designated as an Official Site on the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail. Drury Plaza owners, Charles and Shirley Drury, were presented with a plaque from Dick Williams of the National Parks Service certifying the hotel's diorama as a historical marker on the official Lewis & Clark Trail. The impressive, museum-quality diorama of a Montana landscape depicts a part of the Lewis and Clark trail that has remained largely unchanged geographically in the last two hundred years. Life-size bronze sculptures of members of this famous expedition include Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, the dog, Seaman and Sacagawea, carrying her child, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, in a cradle board on her back, and York, the only African American on the journey and the property of Clark. The bronzes are permanently installed on rocks at the base of a waterfall. The lighting has been adjusted to go through a computer-controlled timed cycle, starting with a blue sky that will change to a sunset and then to a night sky with glowing stars. The diorama was a collaboration between sculptor Harry Weber; designer of the rock formations and waterfall Todd Rundquist; and muralist Peter Engelsmann. There are only 89 officially certified sites on the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail. Drury Plaza Hotel is very honored to have its diorama, "Scenes of Visionary Enchantment", receive this designation and to be able to depict a part of this important journey of westward expansion. The International Fur Exchange Building, the Thomas Jefferson Building and the American Zinc Building make up the 370-room Drury Plaza Hotel, and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Through careful renovation, the expansive lobby and front desk areas of imported Italian marble and granite utilize many features of the original Fur Exchange building reflecting period architecture. Historic elegance is built into every feature of the Drury Plaza Hotel, blending the memories of the past with the present. See archived story: Lewis and Clark Diorama Unveiled at the Drury Plaza Archived Hotel News: Traveler Concerns Create Large Drop in U.S. Lodging Occupancy World's Tallest Observation Wheel to Be Built in Las Vegas Hotel Fitness Rooms Need to Shape Up Drury Inns Ranked Number One for Mid-Priced Hotels in Customer Satisfaction Hotels Lead the Way in Online Travel Bookings Historic Omni Majestic Hotel Celebrates 90th Birthday in September Construction Begins on Saint Charles Convention Center and Hotel Complex Wyndham Announces Sale of the Mayfair to the Roberts Companies Drury Hotels Introduces FREE High-Speed Internet Access in All Rooms The St. Louis Hotels Guide is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Saint Louis area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 1997 - 2004 Moore Design Group.

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