Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-05
midas SHARE
IN THE FAIR
Her Display at 81. Louis Far
Exceeds that Of Either
Chicago or Paris.
BEAUTIFUL EAST
INDIAN PAVILION
Temple OF Marvellous Hand
Carving. Exploitation of Tea
Products Of the Country.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 5.-India is well
represented at the Louisiana Pur'
chase Exposition by a special payii-
ion of typical native architecture, in
which are loated the exhibits Of that
country, with the exception of a few
displays of jute that are situated in
the manufactures building. This pa.
yilion is also the headquarters of the
commissioner and his staff.
While India spent $4,000 at Chi
cago in 1893, half Of which covered
the cost Of a special pavilion 1880
square feet in size, and at Paris in
1900 only occupied a section approx,
mating 5000 square feet in the Brit.
ish colonies building at a total ex.
penditure of 100000, this great em
pire Of the Far East has eclipsed all
its previous efforts by the part it is
taking al st. Louis in 1904. Here the
aggregate cost Of its participation will
exceed s1ao, 900, of which amount one.
fourth has been devoted to the con
struction of a special pavilion cover
ing an area of 6,4o0 square feet on
the Worlds Fair grounds.
This edifice known as the East
India Pavilion" externally follows the
design of the famous mosque of IT.
madul-Dowlah at Agra, India. 1t is
square in form, with ~bnttressing
minarets rising from the ground at
each of the four corners, the domes Of
which are of green or weathered-
copper color. Three Of the facades
are alike. namely, a large central
archway. with three smaller arches on
each side, over the first and last OF
which are projecting oriel windows
Of slender columns carrying arches
with sloping eavelike roofs, covered
with the same weathered.eopper as
the minarets. This touch of color.
together with the teakwood colored
doors and lattice work, are in strong
relief to the pure Wilderness of the
balance of the structure. The orna.
mental designs in relief on the build.
ing are reproductions Of the geometric
figures to which Mohamedan archi.
tests are restricted by their law which
forbids the representation of any liv.
ing creature.
This pavilion occupies a most de-
sirable site just north of the Palace
of Agriculture and commands inter.
esting views of the beautiful garden
surrounding the French pavilion, the
huge Floral Clock and the United
States government life saving station
with its adjacent lake. The arches Of
the East India pavilion enter upon
wide corridors which are divided from
a central court by a series Of arches
on each OF the four sides. A balcony
o~verhangs this court all around
whence another series of light arches
arise, carrying a clear story. the sides
Of which are practically all glass
This gives floods of light and air art
makes the building among The cool
est In the exposition.
In the interior, rising graceful,
from the center Of the court, Is prob
ably the largest, handsomesf and mos
costly piece Of wood carving ever seer
at an exposition. II was executed ex
presslg for me Worlds Fair and tool
sixtyfive artists two years n com
pIete II. II II " raprodNetion ~ \ Iaii
temples sert IN the Hinano religion
This temple is thirtyfige feet ii
height, and is twenty feet at the base
being In point Of size oneseighth 0
the original. which is OF white marbl
and Is located a. Palitana In Contra
India. III every detail The work ha
been done entirely III hand. The ten
PIE COItSiSlS vi q Sihnll 49,
Der surrounded by a colonnade wit
a projecting porch OF the south side
which chamber Is ~surmounted by
tall tapering p~agoda-like spire with
chased brass final. and above q
waves d scarlet flag bearing the cor
yentional flower or medallion OF MI
hadeo, the god 10 whom the temple
dedicated.
Over the colonnade and pore
there Is a flat roof to which acces
Is given on each side of the pore
Nv liEht. graceful spiral stairway
supported On one Side only hy N
highly carved newell posts into whic
the steps are mortised These stall
ways are covered with square III
roose earrfad on beaufffuffy carve