New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
TIE EXPOSITION GROUNDS
MANY INTERESTING BUILDINGS AxD Pho,

IsE or FINE EXHIBITS,
"EEtoile Beige recently published sketch OF
the buildings and grounds Of the Paris Exposition
part Of which is as follows;
The Exposition grounds extend the entire length
of the Trocadero over the ChampdoMsrs, tho length
OF the Quay dorsay and tho Bsplanads des Invaldes
The area OF tho grounds IS $4,000 square metres,
Of which $4,000 are covered. These gigantic proper
tons can hardly be surpassed The Exposition Of
1889 win probably be tho last Of the great universal
expositions, and on this account alone should do
ssrye 10 DO visited In all its details, II IL did not In
ciude many sections which arc extraordinary. OF tho
grocadero Itself there is little TO say. The palace
however, will contain exposition OF retrospective
art puipaIy OF the religious art Of tho middle ages
and Of the Renaissance. The srceess attained by ms
branch of ancient srt tho last xpositich at Brussels
has excited tho emulation Of tho Parsians We shall
SEQ waetcr they can rival the Hegians on this point
Crossing tho Seine by the bridge Of jena one
stands before the colossal pile, now about completed
for II Is already 240 metres high, which win lie
known TO the world by the name Of the Eitfel
Tower. Ono might criticise purely from an archi-
tcctural point Of view, but II must DO acknowi'
edged that It is q feat OF construction and the
true type OF tho marvels Which engineers
have known how TO accomplish IN our days in the use
Of iron. The tower Is on tho axis of the champde-
Mars ana coycyx IL eco square yards. Between the
pillars which is rests. which are 50 fine that they
Beem made OF iron lacework, ahuge fountain has been
placed Two restaurants. soup-house, which WIZ
tain 600 people, and an English restaurant on the
modek Of tho Criterion at London. are on the nfst
hoor, and arc reached BY four American elevators.
Two elevators VIII lead to the second floor. and stu
another to the top OF the towerthat Is 70 say, 800
metres above the ground.
On the side OF the ChampAe-Mars, bathed by The
Seine, kind Of history OF buildings has bcen con-
structed, representing every famous type OF afchi-
tectnre BY the side Of little Hindoo palace ono
secs temple Of the Incas. then pretty pagoda next
q charming Gallo. Roman house and medaey1 castle.
Ihis Ingenious Exposition WIN certainly meet with
gfeat success
In the vast garden which separates tho Tower Of
Eiffei from the main building one finds mass OF
cxotics and two pretty LAKES On the borders OF ono
Of these has been built Of the most beautiful ros
taurants If the Exposition. Its style ~ most pict
10 assuring the Creature comforts Of their visitors
have counted not less than tree immense soaR houses
prices Il t s otsr 81 might shtsD
ns principal bsilaas z y, the form s q a PIE
Mars, sa2 Z banked y Two Wings which
sections S a' ssS an Se s Il s s Ss
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tersting for ons thing particularly. and that g re.
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dove The street, very picturesque. ends n mosque
VII house 100 Esyptan asses that the children may
q The Ffcneh section ~ divided into groups. an
slmiler psoducts sre entered In the catalogue under
one head Each group has . special compartment
separated ffom tho Others b. partitions. end largo
gsfes lead from one compartment 70 another
plauzdo des fpysaes one finds n arzf on tho Quay
dsQrsey, which IONS them fogefher. The Palace Of
sfmeut1ry pfDincts Of France TIC exhibits OF wtnes
snq beers promise 70 DO Brilliant ean sey mel
Exposition Of 1879 a. The same time Of the yesx'