Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-01

CHICAGO, June 20.-There ia a build
ing 10 the Fair grounds whose
structure might stand for typical
emblem Of a world, 50 immense are It,
dimensions and 40 varied and numer.
Gus are the objects on display within
its walls. IL IL the structure known az
the Liberal Arts building and II there
were no other exhibition On the
grounds than that contained In IL
interior the value Of this alone would
make trip to the locality a profitable
and advisable enterprise. The dimen'
sions and architecture Of the building
itself are perhaps the chief wonder Of
the Fair, the grjund area being some.
thing over thirty acres and the hight
Of the roof over the central hall being
two hundred and forty.flve feet. The
floor space In the building Including
galleries comprises ioriy.iour acres,
and every inch Of this space with
tho exception Of tho narrow
Risles or paspage.ways ia occupied by
exhibits. The building IL divided into
great central hall three hundred and
thirty by one thousand two hundred
and eighty feet, and this Ia surrounded
by nave ono hundred aud seven feet
wide. Il Ia the largest building ever
erected under roof, and II Is said 10 be
three times larger than ~. Peters at
Rome and four times larger than the
Coliseum which had n seating capacity
Of eighty thousand persons. Three
hundred thousand people, II " osti.
mated, could be seated In theL LIBERAL
Arts building and each one given six
squsre feet Of space. The Auditorium
II considered the most notable building
In Chicago, but twenty Of these Hlfuc.
lures II 10 said could mud room ON the
great floor. The akyllghts measure
eleven acres, AMI forty carloads Of
glass were used In the construction OF
the roof.
Entering this great building one Ia
almost dazed by the immensely OF
space and the atupendoun array VI ex.
hibits ranged throughout it, extern;
a. far almost IA the eye eau
reach a dazzling and wonderful scene
IL ouispread. Splendid pavillons rep.
resenting every nation under the sun
are grouped throughout liz space, aud
within them are objects illustrating the
industries and arts OF the entire civil.
lied globe. Each nation has WED with
the Others IN the effort for display anu
the result 10 magnificent vista OF
gorgeous arches, iAcados, statuary, etc,
making tbs scene seem like Teaplend.
ent and enchanting Vision.
As one looks down the dazzling arena
the thing which attracts this mOst Ia.
slant attention iE the uetmAnic ia.
vilion, and one In fact which takes the
palm of prominence nom every other
Ia the building. The pavilion occu.
pies the miuule space OF the central
hall and stretches over an extent com.
piisiug at least $50 feet. Toe design
OF the pavilion Ia extremely beautiful,
each OF tue outer walls Aud entrances
being n work OF art. Columns aud
arches, great doors ami Windows
figure 10 the construction and each OF
these IN decorated with groups
OF splendid siatuary illustrating
scenes OF the Niebslungen Lied,
The exhibits contained In this grand
pavilion are simply peerless In splen.
dor aud value, for though ali the
nations have furnished matvele In the
way Of magnificent exhibits, yet no
other country In the building can
touch that OF Germany's entire display.
VI the thousand wonderful exhibits IN
the pavilion the most splendid Is that
Of the porcelain manufacturer, the
variety Of articles composed In the
display, together with the magnificent
design OF the arrangement, making Il
the principal feature In fact Of the on.
tire building.
The principal exhibit in this ware