Warren sheaf., 1913-04-03

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whose sldes Will be adorned Will
mural decorations and screened by
classic colonnades. Huge pools OF
water will reflect the outlines of the
lofty buildings. The walkways will
be in pavements of gold. Great
banks Of flowers and potted palms
will lend color and imagery to the
vista. v@,-
II this visitor passes to the east or
Festive Court he will behold a vision
surprising the richest dreams of the
Orient. The Festive Court s dedicat
ed to music, dancing and acting; it
is designed. for pageantry SURPRISING
the luxurious Durbar and will con
stitute the proper setting for Oriental
or modern drama upon a colossal
scale. Here will assemble many of the
Fascinating pageants that will come
from the concessions center to draw
visitors to the amusement features OF
the exposition. The architecture OF
this great court will partake of the
Oriental phase of the Spanish-Moorish
architecture and yet it will have that
refinement which is characteristic OF
the architecture of the Spanish
Renaissance. The main tower of the
court will contain a huge pipe organ
with echo organs in the smaller tow.
ers. Electric scintillators will play
upon fountains at night; reflected col
ored lights will cast spell through.
out the court. The walls Of the clois.
ter will be decorated with mural
paintings; exotic flowers, trees anG
vines, orange trees in fruit and in
blossom, will contrast with the stat.
uary and the huge colonnades and
staircases.
Court Of Four Seasons. ,.s 5
From the Court of Sun and Stars
the visitor in passing to the west will
come to the superb Court Of -Four
Seasons, of which Mr.. Henry Bacon.
creator of the Lincoln Memorial, is
the architect. In it's theme this court
will typify the conquest of nature by
mankind. In the center of the court
will be a great grouping of statuary
in which Ceres, Goddess of Agricul.
ture, will be shown dispensing the
bounties Of nature. In each of the
four corners of this court will be cut
great inches into the encircling ex.
hibit palaces. In each. of the four
inches will be four great mural paint.
ings suggesting the seasons, spring.
summer, autumn and winter; lofty
colonnades will screen the inches. .
The ornamentation upon the water
front will be upon a colossal scale.
The Court of the Four Seasons, open
ing upon the harbor, will be entered
through a stupendous gateway, tht
Gate of Columbus The visitor will
pass through the gateway beneath q
great tower to the esplanade upon
San Francisco bay. Directly before
the tower will be seen colossal fig.
ure of Columbus, facing the water
Ornamenting the tower in recesses
will be figures representing the great
voyagers of the world r.
Before the entrance to the grand
Court of Sun and Stars upon the bay
will be colossal column whose spiral
will depict mans climb toward sue
cess and at the summit of the column
will be a figure representing achieve
ment On the left and before the
Court of Four Seasons will be the
gates of Balboa, before which will be
colossal statue Of the discoverer OF
the Pacific ocean.
Each Of the three main north and
south courts will open out upon the
esplanade on the shores of San Fran.
cisco bay upon the north and upon
the great tropical garden upon the
south Vast beds of flowers in bloom
will be set in the south garden; the
plants will be replaced by others when
their Towering season is passed. ~
The fourteen great buildings to be
constructed by the exposition com.
pany, and to be devoted to general ex.
hibits exemplifying the advance of the
world in the arts, sciences and indus.
tries, will be the loftiest exposition
4 structures ever erected In addition
there will be the huge series Of pal.
aces and pavilions to be erected by
the states and foreign nations.
To the east Of the center group will
be Machinery Hall, the largest single
structure OF the exposition. Just
south Of Machinery Hall is Automo
bile Hall. In the south garden at the
east end and near the concessions
center will be located Festival Hall
and near the west end the Palace o1
horticulture, a huge structure 81
wood and glass. Flanking the great
rectangle on the west will be the Pal
ace of Fine Arts, a classic and beau
tiful structure embodying the spirit 81
Italian Renaissance and facing upon .
great pool from which its outlines
will be reflected. a. IA 5S III
The following are the approximate
dimensions Of the buildings: Machin
st4s