Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-13
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TO make room for the great building
now in the course of construction. Il
large Snace had first to be cleared in
the thick wood which covers the
grounds. The authors of the scheme
have shown equal wisdom and good
taste in setting the building well back
from the road The palace. built in
brick and stone, with roof o. blue
Welsh slate. of an architecture partly
Dutch and partly Flemish in charac-
ter has the noble proportions of some
of the old town halls of Belgium, The
architect is NJ. l.. NJ. Cordonnier. of
Lille. who has associated with him as
resident architect ]. A. G. van der
Steur of HARLEM. His design was Sc
lected out of 316 from all countries by
a jury composed of sin leading archl-
tects of Great Britain. Holland, France,
Germany and the United States, and
an inspection of some of the next
best" designs which hang in the work
rooms of the old palace leaves no doubt
in the mind of the visitor that the jury
chose rightly NJ. Cordonnier's original
design has. however. been very consld-
erably altered thereby gaining greatly
in compactness of internal arrange
ment as we'll as in lightneSS of external
appearance.
The palace, on which two hundred
mon are at work and of which the root
was begun yesterday. is expected tc be
finished in 1913. It consists OF nan
basement containing pressroomS, TEL
egranh and other Offices, heating ana
lighting plant with fourteen follers, ac-
commodation for the staff of the build
ing and most important of alb spa
cious restaurant. 1t is crediblN assert
ed that the more tangible success OF
the lirst peace conference as compared
with that of the second was largely due
to the facilities afforded the plenipo-
tentiaries at the House in the Wood of
getting to know one another over ther
lunch
The main entrance is approached by
curving slopes. not steps. An arcade,
with hausters in front, extends on Ell
ther side. On the left rises "a square
tower to a height of about two hun
bred and ciXtv feet. At the opposite
corner OF the facade and in the outer
wall Of the great court IS the founda-
ton stone. laid on July 30, 1907. BY NJ.
de Neldof. president of the second
peace conference. with the inscription
pact Justitia tirmandae Hanc aerem
Andreae Carneeii Murificcntia Dedica-
Wit" The great court. which is. OF
course the inner shrine of this temple
of peace. is "A hall about seventy feet
long. forty feet wide and eighty three
feet high. on one side arc three large
windows. on the fourth large windows,
aI the other the daiS for the tribunal.
At the other end of a corridor lined
with beautiful Greek and italian mar
BILE. and behind the base OF the tower
above mentioned. is the small court.
almost exactly half the size OF the
ercat; and having also three galleries.
The ceiling of the great court has
barrel -valuting: that Of the small is
fiat and heavily nodded. The latter
seems likely to produce the better
acoustic properties Of the two. Inc
remainder of this .loor is occupied ny
reading rooms. a map ROOM conSultd-
tion rooms and other appropriate ac-
for the parties to case.
On the upper floor, approached oN
marriticent staircase projecting INTO
the central courtyard. are the rooms OF
the administrative council ana "lher
officials of the permanent court OF ar
bitration. and a library capable OF con-
+.iring 300 600 volumes with book
lift to the reading rooms, below. Inc