, 1890-03-19
The Jamaica Exhibition.
Jamaica Cleaner 26 Feb.l

NA" ONIAOIAS VIII OU iE tAO Ok
q cross, the main ann about Sill feet long
over all and the length of the tranxept 166
feet. 1t will be Moorish in general design
anu be throughout oriental in appearance.
twill be composed of a main hall and
side alSltS running the entire length of the
building and the tran~ept. The main hall
will be 50 feet high and 90 feet wide aud
the entire width of the interior space. in.
Guiding the aisles will be 81 feet. The
side aislcs will be covered by galleries, in
tended to be used as ~promenades, and no
these will be open to the air by tho window
openings OH the outer side they will afford
very pleasant views Of the exterior scenery
as well as OF he interior of the hall. These
galleries will extend around the sides Of
the entire building, main hall and tranSepts
and will give q length. of promenade VI
about LOO feet.
HE building will be constructed entirely
Of wood. The front elevation las shown III.
our llluStratiOn) will be broken mp by Orna.
mental projections, or carved pillars run
nlng up above the root line and terminating
i'll minaIetteS. There will be- thirty.six
OF these minarettes, in pairs separated BY
two window openings, each pair connected
above the roof with an ornamented baluS.
trade. AT each corner of the main build
ing and of the tramsept there will be- q
large minaTet, eight in all, aud u stair
case III the interior Of each will give access
to the roof of the building and to the top
of the minaret, around the outside OF
which will be a projecting balcony. On the
south OF the tranSept there will be a porte
cOchere, and veStibule, the roof of which,
will be fat and surrounded with a balus-
trade thus aff0rding "a pleasant promenade.
This roof will of course, be on the same
level as the interior galleries from which
access tO'it will be had.
The base of the building will be three
feet deep, and above this, on the main
floor will be a long tier of contrasting win.
dow openings, OF varied and handsome de-
sign, which will be closed with ~ialousis
shades, the rounded tops filed with Shad.
ed glass.
On the gallery level will be openings Of
different and smaller design, and these
will be left quite open to the weather, ex-
crptIng the upper, semicircular portion
which will be filed with some ornamental
and appropriate substance. These open>
ing will afford good ventilation and will
also make the promenade much cooler and
pleaSanter than if closed in. The whOle OF
the outer walls will be surmounted- by ba.
lustradeS and crested corniceS.
There will be a balcony at each end Of
the building. The side aisles will have .
fat roof for promenading, intersected, how.
ever, at the minarettes spoken of, by o
raised portion to afford ventilation to the
galleries. The main hall will have a semi.
circular roof, with six rows, OF ventilatOrs,
the centre of the roof surmounted with IN
ornamental crest, or ridge, bearing flags
and streamers. The ends OF this semi-Cir.
cular roof will be closed with jalOuSies' ~
glazed as may yet be determined.
The centre Of the bnildjng will be sur
mounted by u large dome. rising from =
square ar the intersection OF the cross. At
each of the corners of the square viii be
winged heraldic figures poised on globes
and bearing banner.trumpets.
The dome will be- la feet high, Rnr.
4 mounted by q cupola underneath whieA
will be placed q large statue, ami ~ lpiehs
a bright beacon light will shine from the
npex. Tbs interior OF this dome will bel
brought out in bright -colonrtnE, there wil
he q band Of lights around the base, pnd .