New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-09
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.


This edce starts in It's delicate beauty from the earth
like the imsgning Of q happy vision. viewed at dis
tar CO. its Furnished dome resembles haidsciosed oA
loop as large as cathersl but light brilliant and seem
nelv ready 10 burst ts bands and aoft In every
sense tie Crystal Palace is admirable. To u Oh this side
OF the water original Nothing like it in shape mate
rial or eject has been presented II it to con
tain nothing would alone be absorbing attraction and
bebsvond all else in New York. architectural curiosity
The building is two stories high The first is in the
form of an oct1goD, the second of Greek cross
The center Of this is dome, las feet high The four
corners Of the ocsgon furnished each with two
wers, seventy feet high These towers support flag
stats adding the ishness Of Lersppea-ance The con
structon of the building Is similar that Of the orgna
il London far the connection Of iron columns grid
er. and So forth go but the principal parts of the rest
the dome incuded fashioned by the architects Messr
CARsrrNsFN and GuDFKWEIsrER who de yised the plan
the whole structure well the details. The main build
ing covers $4,000 square feet galleries included and the
additional building $4,000. being 100000 in all. The add
tiuna building is composed OF first and second story
gallery 81 feet bread aud $50 feet long, lit from above the
sides being quite closed up so as to form suitable plsce
to exhibit pictures and statues This additional baidng IS
connected With the main building by two story wings
which contain the refreshment rooms and the mnerdo
eeal department under the cha ge Of Prof Siman Jr.
There are twelve starways tbs baldsr OF watch are
eht iron tracery in accordance with the general spin, o.
Il desicrs The stawsys 81 each pDat Of the com
pass on ne sides and under the dome TIE sr circular
windows facing at four points, add much TO h olar o.
Il g ELECT.
Walls. properly speaking the building has no. beng
closed with glass sustained by iron pillars This vast mass
of crystal occupies 5000 square feet
The cast iron weighs 200 grs, the wrought D. Each
name of glass is l6 by inches The prevailing style o;
Ike architecture is Moorish sud Byzantine rs decoa
lions The ceilings painted in octagons in b.le, white
rd and cream color portion Of the ceiling will not be
finish I'd will reveal the raer and srders which ID
drawback on the geI ers effect.
The decorative artist is Mr Greenough Tse Offices Of
the directors and artists are in imitation Of slfnwooi
their appearance being very neat.
se entrances Of the Pslace ars three, all alike one
the S1ihav one Fortisth and one on Forty second
Zach entrance is forty foet wide, the central
nave is forty one feet wids aud the ais.es City.
four feet Within at the entrance the visitor sees an
arched nave forty feet wide sixty feet high AMI
three hundred FEET long The dome one hundred feet
across The building though nearly large tha; Of
london Is superior in architectural beauty Il samaZni.
Scent ornament 10 the city and should be purchased by
the Council as permanent property. various orahons
could be fty celebrated in IT, The work national
rrop 10 the architects Messrs Christensen and Glider
1eister The plans given in last July, accepted in
Auguit and operations commenced IL November After de
Laws which should have been expected the opening will
positively take place on the iih Of this month.
Besides army Of workmsn in shops am fact )es pre-
pang the materials of the building there ara now s; work
on il between SIX and seven hundred Il is scene Of rare
industry. Tricky blows from the stAEar! az ms
OF industry greet the ear in Wild confusion Norkmen
perohed like autumnal pigeons on Lofty boughs cluster
within and without the edhce and the magic web Of
improvement each day proceeds Each man appears to be
enthusiastically engaged his TASK which forms rvule
to meet in wide sea Of triumph And not alone IS tbs
cunning hand Of the artisan works of iron wood
eoors Tor here are row assembled the sons Of tod and
taste from al parts OF Europe Toe Russ the Itslsa
Brton, Tenton are al here engaged in the work of
ranging their contributions 1t great battle OF niusy
and love and the God OF such battles surely blsssss IL