The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-12
Little Belgium Has Made Great
Preparations for the Expo
sition, Which Will Open the
Last Of April.
KING WILL PRESIDE
At FORMAL OPENING
Nearly Every Country in the
World Has a Building, Filled
With Exhibits, at Fair-No
y. S. Exhibit.
'(Amcrican News scrvicc)

Brussels, April 12-All preparations
for the Belgians' Worlds Fair, have
been completed and the official inau-
guration will take place on April %,
when King Albert I, Belgium's new
monarch, will officiate.
All the buildings are clustered In an
Enclosure called the White City, which
stands near the end of Avenue Louise.
the most fashionable drive in the city.
The national building. that Of the Bel
gian section, rises majestically in a
slight elevation facing the main en-
trance. To the left Of the main build
ing are picturesque roofs and spires Of
"Bruexelles' Kermesse." Belgian Co
ney Island, with the usual water chute
tobogganing and side side shows.
The Foreign Sections.
The main building contains exhibits
Of the industrial and commercial en-
terpriscs Of Belgium, while vast plain
known - the "Solbosch," is almost ex-
clusively devoted to the foreign sec
lions. A magnificent quadrillaterai
of gardens is surrounded by the four
concessions of France. Germany, Hol-
land and Italy.
The italian pavilion is work Of
art. It is built after the Renaissance
style Of the fourteenth century. which
contributed 30 greatly to the fame Of
Italy. The German section is group
ed in An effective manner around the
main pavilion, which dominates
twelve lower structures. The archi-
tectural design bears strong resem-
blance to that of the early Colonial pc
riod.
Eight large halls are devoted to ex-
hibfts Of railroad companies tubular
and turbine engines. agricultural ma
chinery, art and education and civil en-
cheering, the last section comprising
plastic plans of liliputian scenery.
with toy trains running through mini
allure cities and tunnels.
Netherlands section.
The Netherlands section includes an
elevated roadbed, picturesQuely recall
Ing the dams of the mother country.
At the end Of this roadbed is erected
the Dutch pavilion. This is design
ed after the architecture of the end
OF the sixteenth century in Holland.
One Of the most striking features OF
the French section is the palace Of az
riculture and horticulture, with It's five
graceful pylons, its frontage OF trellis
work decorated with oxen heads adm
sheaves OF wheat. The main charac-
teristic, however, IL the prominence
given to the colonies Of France, which
never before have been SO well repre-
scented In an exhibition Of this nature,
special pavilions being devoted to Tu-
10. Madagascar, Algeria, Western Afri-
CO and Indo- China.
The Spanish pavilion offers q re-
markable reproduction of the Alham-
bra Palace at Grenada The Court of
Lions and several OF the rooms of state
are represented, wherein the Spanish
government Is exhibiting some Of its
national treasures, such as tapestries,
paintings. armors and jewels of the
iormer royal families.
One Of the most Interesting features
OF the fair Is the House OF Rubens.
This 10 the official pavilion of Ant
werp. which was endeavored to realize
. perfect reproduction Of the old mas
ter's house. which will contain many
OF his masterpieces.
In the exhibition Of paintings and
sculpture many American artists and
eculptors will take part.
OWING to the fact that congress did
not enact legislation looking to the
official participation by the United
States, that country will be compelled
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