The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-22

'(HE architecture or the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition is majestic
in the great ivory white exhibit
palaces. historical in the foreign
and state buildings, allworld and
unique in concession structure.
The palaces are the varied produc-
tions of the leading architects of the
United States. designed in obedience TO
Il chaste. harmonious scheme. The
style adopted is described as II free
treatment of the Renaissance" Ac-
cording TO dictionaries, Renaissance"
is the style which succeeded the me
diaeval and was based upon study and
emulation OF the forms and ornaments
of the classic architecture Of Greece
and Rome.
One of the architects defines the use
of the term ''as a carte blanche TO the
architects To produce n beautiful ef-
feet by the use of any architectural de-
vice that ever gladdened human eyes.
from the pediment and peristyle OF the
ParthcnOn to the minaret and dome OF
the Tai Mahal."
The architect of the Palace of Educa-
tion surrounded that building with a
majestic Corinthian colonnade. Anoth-
or architect made towers of the pedes-
tails that carry the crowning sculpture
of the Palace of Electricity. Another
architect designed for the Palace of
Varied Industries Spanish steeples and
n semicircular colonnade unlike any
thing ever before done in architecture
The architect used a dome roof and a
triumphal arch motif in the Palace Of
Manufactures. Another architect broke
the sky lines OF the Palace of Liberal
Arts with quadriga crowned entrances
reaching as high as five story houses.
Other architects introduced into the
Palace of Machinery n German feeling.
with a forest OF towers and a big slop-
ing roof backing n sculpture decked
entrance way.
The supervising architect of the Unit
ed States treasury introduced another
element of variety in the United States
Government building. taking the form
Of big fiat dome, an Ionic colonnade
and classic pediment lifted in the air
by caryatid attic. The same archi-
tect reproduced in the great Fish pa
vilion for the government of the United
States. line for line. Roman dwelling
house OF the Pompeiian type.
In the Mines and Metallurgy Palace
| the Egyptian obelisks furnish the motif
for the entrances. The cornice is wiped
| out entirely by the substitution of an
| overhanging roof. In the Art Palace
an engaged colonnade Is employed to
decorate windowless museum facade.
Festival Hall IS made conspicuous and
| distinctive with the largest dome on
| earth The chief of design OF the Ex-
position adopted the dome roof. three
| massive entrance arches and bottle
shaped pylon for features OF the great
Palace of Transportation. This same
mind employed plain heavy piers ON
| the Palace OF Agriculture and demon
strated the architectural possibilities OF
| the farmhouse gable i'll the Forestry.
| Fish and Game building.
The artistic sense finds further pleas
| ing variety in the Tudor Gothic OF the
| dozen permanent red granite buildings
which form part OF the Worlds Fair
| settlement.
Architectural history may be read in
| the buildings of the states and foreign
| governments. France reproduces the
Grand Trianon ut Versailles; Germany
the Imperial castle at CharlOttenburg;
Great Britain. the orangery of Ken.
| sington palace. at London; Japan. the
Castle of Nagoya; China. the palace OF
Prince Pu Lun. Pelgium builds al