The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-21
the Northern or
II Picturesque Quadrangle is a
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III
Picturesque Quadrangle is a
l. group of buildings of which
the Transportation Building
is one. 1t is situated at the south
ern end of the west flank and lies
between the Horticultural and the
Mines buildings. It's axial relation
is with the Manufactures building
on the east side of the quadrangle,
the central feature of each of the
two buildings being on the same
east and west line.
The Transportation Building is
exquisitely refined and simple in
architectural treatment, although
it is very rich and elaborate in de-
tail. In style it savors much of
the Romanesque, although to the
infatuated the manner in which it
is designed on axial lines and the
solicitude shown for fine proper
tions and subtle relation of parts
to each other, will at once suggest
the methods of composition fol-
lowed at the Ecole DIES Beaux Arts.
Viewed from the lagoon, the Gu
pola of the Transportation Building
will form the, effective southwest
accent of the quadrangle, while
from the cupola itself, reached by
eight elevators, the northern court,
the most beautiful effect of the en-
tire exposition, may be seen in all
it, glory.
1.-THE main entrance to the Trans
portation Building will consist of
an immense single-arch, enriched
to an extraordinary degree with
carvings, bas-reliefs and mural
paintings, the entire feature form
ing a rich and beautiful, yet quiet
color climax, for it is treated in lea
and is called the golden door,
The remainder of the architec
tural composition falls into 6
lust relation of contrast with the
highly wrought entrance, and is
duly quiet and modest, though
very broad in treatment. 1t con
sists of continuous arcade, with
subordinated colonnade and en-
tablature. Numerous minor en-
frances are from time to TIM
pierced in the walls, and with then
are grouped terraces, seats, drink
ing fountains and statues.
The interior of the building
treated much after the manner G
a Roman Basilica, with broad nav
and aisles. The roof is therefor
in three divisions the middl
one rises much higher than tn
others, and its walls are pierce
to form beautiful arcaded clear
story. The cupola, placed exactl
in the center of the building an
rising 165 feet above the ground,
reached by eight elevators. Thes
elevators will of themselves natu
ally form a part of the Transports
ton Exhibit, and as they will ais
carry passengers to galleries
various stages of height, fine vie
of the interior of the building ma
easily be obtained The main ga
leries of this building, because
the abundant placing of passeng
elevators, viii prove quite acct
sible to visitors.
The main building of the Trar
portation Exhibit measures 8
feet front by 256 feet deep; fro
this will extend westward
Stony Island avenue, triangu
Annex covering about nine &C
and consisting of one story bul
[ ings GA feet wide, set side by 81
There will be q railway track eve
IS feet and all these tracks v
run east and west. These Ann
buildings may be used to exhi
an entire freight or passenger tr
coupled up with it's engine. 1
likely that the display of locol
tive engines will be quite stup
dous, for they will all be pla
end on to the central avenue or n
of the main building. AS tt
will probably be at least 100
gines exhibited, and placed 81
to face each other, the perspec
effect of the main avenue will
remarkably effective. Add to
effect of the exhibits the archit
ural impression given by
vista of richly ornamented CO
nade, and it may easily be in
fned that the interior of the Tr
portation Building will be ont
the most impressive of the Exl
ton.
The exhibits to be placed in
building will naturally inc
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