The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-23
A New Enterprise.

The Parlsians are not going 10 allow John Bull 10
Joy all the hoGos Of the Worlds Fair himself, bat are
about 10 put up magnificent building 10 espse the
Crystal Palace. We find the following account Of the
projected enterprise in late Paris paper:
THE FREscH PALACE INDUSTRY The erection OF
this grand building being carried with great energy
in the Champs Efystes The trenches which 10 re-
ceye the foundations already nearly all opened Tie
following is the projected style and formation OF The
building sa
II wll contain immense hall 1872 metres long and
IS WIDE and will be surrounded by double gallery OF two
stories 81 n breadth The roof will be supported
by very slender columns that The entire immense area
in all 2oi metres IN length by los 10 width, will be pre-.
sented 10 The spectator IN one coup dali. fa
The height oil The structure Will be IS metres There
will be Iour grand entrances in The Tonis and -four OH.
in The angles OF the building The exterior walls will
be OF cut slone pierced with arcades 10 the number OF
three hundred and sixty, and this wall will be hanked
with six ornamental pavhons. The principal front OF
the structure will face the OF the Champs Ely.
sees, and will present surface OF thousand three
hundfed metres. The payllions exterior tents, will
be occupied by the committees Tor various purposes and
aI.o reserved as reception and refresbmeni saloons.
The pavilion, which WI face the national panorama
oi Colonel Langois, will be occupied by the Board OF
CONTROL and will grand starcases leading 10
the galleries the fret story This pavilion will cover
snperhcles OF hye hundred and seventeen metres AT
The end OF The galere. forming the sides oil the great
ball, there wlll be four angular pavions, sewing
accessory entrances, each containing dressing rooms Sc
and tgo winding slalrcases will lead from them the
galleries
lhe principal front on the Champs Elysees will be
composed OF suit o arcades, divided IN the centre BY an
immense stone afchway, deliberately scuptutej, the
tympan being adorned with attributes relating to art
and industry
In the angles OF The pediment will be placed two
groups OF sculpture, representing the fine arts, agrcu
ture. INDUSTRY, aud commerce
The VOID space in the great arch will be filled by ele
ganily designed monumental structures. THIS arch will
be subdvded INTO three parts two passages being for foot
passengers, aud the thfd Tor carriages.
over The front, in letters OF immense size, will be
carved the words, " Psiais de fiodubie," and the
pillars and columns on the exterior Of the structure
will be engraved the names OF celebrated ~ art and
mechanics, and pedestas will be placed in suitable places
designed to receive the buss of the distinguished French
men.
IL IS computed that the halls, pavilions tents and
galleries. will contain 20 600 visters at une all be-
ing able 10 embrace IN view The whole interior, m
consequences OF the happy distribution OF the columns and
colonuaes and the excellent pan that will be adopted 10
give ghi 10 every OF the building In iae centre OF
the root there viii be large glass dome, similar TO thai
which sutmounts The Crystal Palace in London.