New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-24

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| try and may be truly called Tho Palace Hotel"
All visitors to this city in the days prior to the dsas
rous fire that consumed the old So Charles and robbed
art Of Of its greatest wonders will remember the for
mer edihce and to such detailed description Of the
outward appearance Of the building will be
Sary. With the exception OF lesser details now
added extension its dimension. by forty in the
and the absence Of the former lofty cupola lifting
its head in architectural pride ana Standing beacon
TO the gaze Of the trauserthe building differs little
| tlom the Old To such. however, saw the old
structure, partial description embracing It's prominent
| points may not be cut Of place
immediately after The destruction Of the Old hotel by
ire (Which occurred the 18th Of January 1919 encr-
setic steps taken TO rebuild ike scale Of mag
niacencc The call for this purpose promptly answered
\ company was formed and O sufficient sum raised to
carry out the object and this with the greater facility as
the former foundations remained unnjurcd and were in
4et better rom haTng acquired soiity under the great
pressure Of the old walls Under the architectural direc-
ton of Mr. George puryis who planned such improve
ments have been made the work progressed rapidly
and now stands in all its severely classic completeness
| monument to tie taste and pride Of cur citizens
The building Of neally au entire Square
with front St. Charles street Of two hundred and
thirty feet. running back Common and Grayier streets
hy depth Of two hundred and twenty feet The base
nent is built Of gray granite entire with walls in ima-
ton Of white marble above rising a majestic elevation
The first prominent point that strikes the eye and de-
gu1s by rs exquisite symetry the gaze Of The behode j.
neJaeaa fronting on St Charles street The two wings
abuting Common aud GraTer streets are ornamened
with piasers with Corinthan capitals surouuted by
corniee Of the Ionic order The porco between adorned
in the pride Of arJ and presenting light airy graceful
and wthal pormPueu' aspect IS supported hy double
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