Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-21

around the classic structure The very panes
in windows of the art building are set in iron,
the entire editice being constructed of brick,
stan, iron and glass, with no wood or other in
hsmmable material whatever entering into its
construction. The richly sculptured portals
are reached by grand flights of steps leading
upward. and the walls Of the loggia Of the colon
nades are to be gorgeously adorned with mural
paintings designed to illustrate the gradual rise
and progress of art through all the ages. In its
very location an appeal is made to artistic sem
timent. the south of the building fronting di-
rectly on the lagoon, with an immense fight of
steps leading from the ornamented terrace to
the very waters edge. New pleasure boats of
every description will land, from the gondola
of Italy and the birch bark canoe Of the Red
men to the electric launch of this last decade Of
invention. II is a source Of great qualification
to the worlds fair officials that the amount of
wall space requested by the great nations of
Europe In this building is greater than that oc-
cupied by them all at the last Paris exposition.
The head Of the French art commission de-
clares that his ambition is to exhibit at tho Co
lumbar exposition finer exhibition of French
art than was shown at the recent great Paris
exposition.
MACHINERY HALL.
The inventive genius Of the closing decade of
the century is to be displayed in machinery hall,
and when this building is open to visitors its
interior will be one great maze Of moving
machinery. 1t is located ut the extreme south
end OF the grounds and in the center of the
park from side to side. Over 500 feet long and
800 feet wide, with annex of $50 feet in length
and 40 feet in width, this vast structure cost
81, 200 600 and has floor space of over II acres.
One Of the features of this building is that the
vast arched trusses which support the roof of
the main building are built separately of iron
and steel in such manner that they may be taken
down and used as railroad train houses or state
exposition buildings. The steam power which
will move the multifarious machinery Of this
building after the installation of these mechan-
ical exhibits is supplied from a large power
house just adjoining to the south. Every
engine and every dynamo will be an exhibit
and in nearly every case the vast expense Of
installation Is borne by the exhibitor. The
design OF the exterior Of machinery hall
Is severely claseical and modelled in detail
from the renaissance of Seville and other
Spanish cities. The two facades on the court
are adorned with colonnades and other artistic
architectural features which contribute to
make the exterior view Of this building an
imposing one. The interior Of the main
building, spanned by the three great arched
trusses, gives the appearance Of three great
exposition halls side BY side but all in one A
ffty-foot gallery surrounds the interior Of the
structure. monster elevated travelling crane,
In each Of the three hayes, runs from end to
end and has been . most potent mechanical
factor in the construction Of the building and
the installation Of heavy exhibits. They will
remain throughout the neutrality-suspicious.
being erected on them hereafter from which
visitors can view the bewildering scene Of NOV
ing mechanism below and on all sides. Shaft
ing for power 10 to be carried on the same
posts which support these travelling. bridges.
The connecting links between machinery hall
aud the agricultural building near by 10 . colon
made with cafes at either end-the restaurant
question being one Of the great problems Of
the fair and matter always kept tn sight in