The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-07-24

sition, and which will form the high
est triumph of the scheme of the
architects.
The Liberal Arts and Manufactures
Building, which is also known as
THE MAIN BUILDING.
is the largest Exposition building ever
constructed. 1t will cover a space of
more that 1858 long, by 1888 feet wide.
The principal facade will be toward
the lake, although all four sides of the
building are designed upon magnifi-
cent lines. A central corridor divides
the interior Of the building into two
great courts, in one of which will be
erected the the 100000 building of
Shoe and Leather industries, and in
the other the equally costly Music
Pavilion. The fact that the archi-
tects have found it necessary to place
these two special buildings in the
great courts of the Main Building, is
significant that there was not room
enough in the 700 acres of Jackson
Park for them otherwise. Detailed
descriptions of this Main Building
would be impossible in so short a
space, but the interior when occupied
by the diverse pavilions of the nations
of the earth, will prevent a spectacle
of varied magnificence impossible to
conceive of until seen.
Just west of the Mines and Mining
Building is the
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
The great feature of this building,
which is 960X250 feet, is the superb
main entrance. This will consist of an
immense single arch, enriched to an
extraordinary degree by carvings, bas-
reliefs and mural painting. The en-
tire scheme will form a beautiful yet
quiet color climax, for it will be treat
ed entirely in gold leaf 1t will be
known as the golden door. The gen
eral style of the building is on the Ro-
manesQue order. From the cupola of
this building many of the most strik-
ing groupings of the great buildings
will be most perfectly seen.
North of the Main Building is stu
ate the Government Building, and be-
yOnd this, across the arm of the la
COON, the exquisite
FISHERIES BUILDING.
This building will be ], 100 feet long
and 200 feet wide. 1t is built upon a
curved island, and conforms in shape
to this. The general design of the
building is Spanish Romanesque, and
it's general effect is eXquisitely light
and pleasing. The two polygonal
are to serve as aquaria. The three
dOmes of this building are to be of the
same color and general effect as that
of the Administrator Building: and
the artists in charge of the color
scheme of the whole Exposition have
planned to use these two widely sepa-
rated dOmeS as the color accents of
the whole scheme.
Across the lagoon and wooded isl
and from the Government Building is
the
HORTICULTURAL BUILDING,
1000 feet by 2S6. The main feature
OF this building, which will be almost
entirely constructed of glass, is the
great crystal dome, 1S7 feet in dame
ter and lib feet high, in front of
which two smaller domes, resting upon
richly sculptured bases, flank the
highly ornate arched main entrance.
A broad fiower-terrace will surround
the whole building, interrupted by
tanks in which the Victoria Regia and
other superb lilies and water plants
Will be seen In blossom.
North of this building is the Wom-
ems Building, 200x400 feet. The gener-
al design is Italian renaissance with
end and center pavillions. These are
connected by an open arcade. The
design for this building was made by
Miss Sophia G.. Hayden, of Boston.
1t is entirely under control of the
Board of Lady Managers; will contain
exhibits of wOmen'S work, and, as one
of the most novel and important fea-
lures of the Exposition, has been Civ
en- one of the most conspicuous sites
on the ground.
North Of these buildings will rise
the Illinois State Building, and be-
yond this, in the improved portion of
Jackson Park, is located the Art
Building and AnneXes, which will
cover an area of 100000 square feet.
The central building annexes are so
grouped as to form a large court open
to the north and facing the many
state building, which will occupy the
upper end of the park. This court
will be fled with statuary, fountains,
reproductions of famous architectural
remains, and fragments from the his
toric buildings of ancient periods. To
the east and between the Art Build
ing and the Fisheries Exhibit lies the
ground which will be devoted to the
buildings to be erected by Foreign ma
tiOnS.