The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-28
PALACE OF PEACE
 DEDICATED WITH 7 IMPRESSIVE POMP
Carnegie Gift Is Among Most Striking Examples of Modern Architecture

The Hague Aug. l2s.-The Palace of
 Peace which was dedicated with i'm pressive ceremonies today, is the gift of Andrew Carnegie, who, in 1905 placed at the disposal of the Dutch Government the sum of 8, 300, 900 for the purpose, as expressed in his offer, -tsof erecting and maintaining at The Hague a, court house and library for
 the Permanent Court of Arbitration
 established by the Treaty of the 29th Of July, 1899.''
 To provide site for this, the first
 structure ever erected for such a pur-
 pose the Dutch GovernIn ent appro-
 priated $275,0oO. The site selected is in a section of wooded and hfI1y park stretching from The Hague to Schev- eningen, and the cornerstone was laid July 30, 1907.
 A worldwide competition for plans and designs for the Peace Palace was
 established and the first prize was awarded to NJ Cordonniere, a, Brussels architect The building as completed,
 however, does not represent the origf- nal plans, the Carnegie Committee hav- ing reserved the right to modify all designs With MT. CordonTter's plans for a foundation, MT. van de Steur was Appointed to carry out the Tnodi-
 fled design and remained in direct con-
 trol of this work until the completion
 of the building.
 The Palace of Peace as completed
 does not represent any precise style of
 architecture, but it is regarded by ar
 chiteetS as one of the most impressive
 of modern buildings to be seen in Flu
 rope Rectangular in shape, it forms roughly a square of 85 yards by 86 yards, and enc1oses a beautiful formal
 garden On three sides the building
 constitutes the Court House, and on the fourth or west side are the quar- ters of the library. The facade of the 5e, rxrit1 13 esfc &1YOes l the figures representing Science, AgrI- culture, Art, Navigation, Commerce, Industry, Conscience, Humanity, Con- staney and Wisdom.
 The main windows of the great court are guarded by statues of Justice and Law, and over the central gable above 1 the main entrance stands figure of Peace, her hands resting on the hnt l of sheathed sword, around which are swathed scrolls Just below, over the
 corridor, stand two lions.
 The statuary, however, is not con- l fined to the symbolic. Four men have l been honored by busts. These are Hu- | go Grotius who has been called the 1 pioneer of international law; King Ed 1 ward the Seventh. Sir Randall Cremer | and William F. Stead, the English | writer and peace leader who perished 1 in the %<rTitanic.'' The bust of Cremer 1 was the gift of the International Arbi- l tration League.
 1 Within all that modern art and skill could do to sym'boIize the purpose ot i the Palace has been devoted to the decoration. The grand marble stair 1 case which forms the main entrance is illuminated from a group of stained l glass windows, showing Peace shed ] ding rays of light on Art and Science Land and Sea, Commerce and Indus ! try: while to the left and right are 1 other stained glass windows depicting the ancient horrors of War, and above 1 them are companion panels of Terror 1 and Death
 l The great court is an imposing hall about "A feet long by about 40 feet in 1 width and rising to the full height o1 the palace It will accommodate about 300 persons. At the rear, facing the bench or presiding officers stand, is ar enromous arched statned-glass window To one side of it is a draped figure o1 Justice bearing 8 sword, and to the 1 other Truth surveying her nakedness in a mirror. Over the throne Is a huge oil painting, a gift of France. To the l left of the great hall are the arched galleries for the use of the public. The l walls are paneled with oak and the ceiling is of embossed oak in wonder l full designs.
 l In addition to the great Hall of Jus tfce and the Library are numerous 1 apartments for the judges, hung with tapestries of the old Dutch style, rooms 1 for counsel and many parlors- One o1 the most imposing of all the chambers l is that assigned to the Administrative i Council, which is composed of all the