The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-08
SECOND GREAT WHITE CITY.
The Coming International Exposition
Mt Stockholm.

at Stockholm.
The Scandinayians or Sweden Denmark,
| Norway and Finland have united for the
| purpose Of giving great exposition in
| Stockholm, Sweden, openingon May 5 and
lasting until the first OF october, 1897.
During quarter of a century the Norsemen
have been perfecting arrangements for
tffis fair, and, with the possible excep-
ton of the exhibitions at Chicago and
Paris, it promises to excel anything of
the kind
Stockholm, the Venice of the north, by
the natural beauty of its situation, will
make the exposition grounds doubly at
tractive They are located in the hand
soonest part OF the suburbs, and havetwo
water fronts, one facing the Gulf of Both
MIA and the other the Deergarden Sound
Instead of sheltering the exposition In
few great buildings, the plan OF the archi-
tects of the beautiful White City, at
Chicago has been folio red. aud j nunlberof
magnificent structures, artistically grouped,
have been erected. The Landslide entrance
to the grounds is by new boulevard over
the Deergarden bridge, the road being a
vast plaisance laid out with lawns, foun-
tains and flower beds. There is also u
marine entrance from the harbor
The grounds can be reached in fifteen
or twenty minutes walk from the heart
of the city Numerous steam launches will
run from the various parts of the town To
the grounds, for Stockholm proper is cut
into by the water in every imaginable
way, and no matter in what part Of the
city the visitors may be- it is only ques-
ton Of few minutes walk to the waters
edge. The new boulevard mentioned is
one of the finest avenues on the continent,
being lined with the fine modern resi-
dences OF the wealthy, and Swallowed with
great lime trees. Street cars run through
it, and by using these visitors can reach
the exposition grounds in a few minutes.
The exposition grounds are laid off In
terraces, sloping down to the water on
either side, with great, rugged hills in the
background, topped by the historic 20
illogical gardens of Skansen.
The largest Of the buildings is that de
voted to industrial and manufacturing ex-
hibits 1t is said TO he the biggest and
most attractive wooden structure ever
erected. 1t bias floor surface of II 900
square meters.
The towers, 160 feet high, on the Indus
trial building have been equipped with
elevators, and from these magnificent
structures views can be had OF the grounds,
the city and It's environs of wooded isles,
inlets andpicturesquecountr In the great
curoIa bet ween the two towers u nhdair
restaurant Will he operated.
The Art Palaceis the handsomest in the
group, Prince Eugene of Sweden, the
youngest son of King Oscar, has taken par
IA.
is an artist OF considerable skill, some of
his landscapes being compared favorably
with the best of modern painters The
building is erected in Moorish style, its
marble-Iike walls reflected in the grand
canal at its side, with its rich mural deco
rations, and the contrast with its close
neighbor, the Machinery Hall, forms an
attractive archit ecturaI group. The in
terror of the Art Palace, in the space re-
served for sculpture, has been laid out as
a tropical garden, in which the marble
treasures will find suitable frame, doing
away with the conventional nluseum-like
appearance. From the garden pillared en-
frances lead 10 the rooms reserved for
pictures. The exhibition will be universal.
The most famous French. Italian, German,
Russian, English and American artists will
be represented
One OF the IaCst interesting Of the ex-
hibits is the fishery building, which has
been built partly In the sound and is sur
rounded by a pontoon bridge, forming n
charming marine promenade. Further out
in the sound has been constructed an arti-
fetal cavern, which viii be one OF the
greatest attractions. Descending to the
bottom OF the cavern, which is really the
bottom Of the sound, the visitors will see
through the windows of the cavern cleo
trically lighted waters filled with the fauna
and flora Of the deep
The otherstructures are the Northern Mu
scum, military, naval, historical. mines,
horticultural, agricultural and transporta-
ton buildings. One Of the features will be
the celebration Of the twenty-fffth ami
versary Of the reign Of King Oscar, of
Sweden, which will take place September
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