New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING

country at the Worlds Fair he'd in the territory
Of the great republic In Inc Manufactures
building tie pay lion OF Germany is extraordinarily
impressive in all it's architectural details and tn"
decorations and designs which ornament il are in
remarkable harmony when considers the haste
with which the plans were developed in the ptoccss
Of lne work. In mines and mining the first sight
that attracts the eye OF III" visitor, whether he
Anters from the north the south. is the tarrcach
ing upward Of the and steel pyramid, anl OF
the beautifully and artistically worked out plan
in wrought iron and steel Illustrating Gcrmany's
leadership in this branch of industry. In trans
portation, Germany stands there ma jestic amoncS,
all And so il goes, from end
of the Exposition grounds 10 the ohcr.
This last expression is literally true
for, while the pavi]ions in the different depart
mcnts are under cover and only observable to
those VINO stroll through the great avenues OF
the larger buildings. the Government Building Of
Germany stands almost on the extreme north end OF
the grounds. within 100 feet Of the lake on a
bluff. which gives il usually commanding
position. And molly and beautifully have tn"
commissioners awaited themselves Of tho advantage
Of the splendid position assigned TO them
This Government Building is the finest OF any
Of the buildings the grounds other than those
strictly linked with the list of buildings for ex-
hibits in the Exposition proper. description
of it. is almost i'm possible II only be
to be fully appreciated III all lis beauty of arch-
ectural design and elaboration OF decorations, both
exterior and interior The plans of this great
edfce prepared ny the Government Arch-
tect OF Germany-Johannes R1dke-n his studio
at Berlin. The frontae" tho lake shore is about
$50 feet, and the extreme depth about / - feet.
The average height of the tips Of tho roof
from the ground is sevcntyeieh feet, while
the apex of the tower. which surmounts the
front gable, is $50 feet from the ground. The
principal entrance which il through tire" arches,
is on the ground floor OF this gable front. Over
this entrance these words in Gothic letters, taken
from an ancient rhyme, appear
Nahrhaft una weIrhatt.
Vol Korn and vol Vein.
Veil Kraft and Essen,
Klangreich, gcdankrcich,
lcl Will dch preisen
Vaterland mcin
The following is the English translation:
Fruitful and powerful.
Full OF ana wine.
Full OF strength ana iron,
Tun-ful and thoughtful,
viii praise thee
Fatierland. mine
The entire gable front is ornamentcd by fres-
Goes of various designs and great variety OF col
ors, and beneath is a series Of leraldic shields.
brownish red, with here and there tracings Of
yellow. In the bclfry has been temporarily
pls<ed three cast-steeI bells, weighing eighty,
sixty and forty hundred weight respectively.
These bells were east in Bochum, Wcsphalia, and
when they are returned 10 Germany at the close
Of the Exrositon they will he placed in the tower
Of the Church Of Mercy" now in cours. Of con-
struction in Berlin as a memorial chapel to the
late Empress Augusta. Although the architecture
Of the exterior is a mixture everything is brought
10 a remarkable degree of harmonious effect.
There are bay windows and projecting balconies
and turrets and queer-lookn2 gables and odd
lacking chmncys ard dainty little spires at diff
fercnt peaks. The design is understood to have
been drawn with view of representing sort OF
TOWN hall in use centuries ago, and which by adj
ditions from time 10 time seem to have come to
he an aggregation Of unrelated parts IL " sara
that in Nuremberg and some Of tn" more ancient
German tewns buildings exist At this day sug-
aestave in detailed outline Of the houses we have