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frames. Huge vaulted naves, from no
to 1876 feet in heights, run north and
south, east and west through the CEN
ters of the exhibit palaces. At their
intersections rise great domes 160 feet
high.
When the exposition city is com
pleted its golden dome, its towers and
minarets, will be seen rising still
higher; to heights of SO, $50 and 43O
feet.
Eight exhibition palaces are to be
grouped in rectangle with four fac
ing the harbor and four facing the
tropical gardens running east and west
along the fringe of the hills on the
south.
Flanking this group of eight palac-
es, whose outside walls are inter-con-
nected by tower gateways and colon
nades, on the east is the great palace
of machinery in which Lincoln Beach
ey made the worlds first indoor aero
plane fight; on the west is the clas-
sical Palace of Fine Arts which partly
embraces a great lagoon and is LOO
feet In its outside perimeter.
Flanking the eight buildings on the
south and set in the tropical gardens
are the Palace of Horticulture, Festi-
val hall (where the conventions Of the
world will meet and the Service
building. At night the gigantic glass
dome of the Palace of Horticulture,
1855 feet in height, will be played upon
by searchlights from within, present
ing the effect of a tremendous soap
bubble, sparkling, frail, iridescet.
Between the rectangle of eight
buildings, huge interior courts run
north and south. In these courts will
be constructed the most magnificent
sculpture and color effects. In the cen
ter is the vast court of the universe,
designed by Messrs. McKim, Mead &
White of New York. The magnitude
and beauty of the court is evident
from the construction accomplished.
The sides of four exhibit palaces
form the walls of the court and when
the court is completed the walls will
be screened by huge colonnades To
day the walls OF courts loom like gi-
gantic monoliths. In the center of the
court will be a great sunken garden
with capacity for eating thousands.
AT the southern entrance of the
court will be the huge Tower of Jew
els, the commanding architectural fea-
ture of the exposition. Visitors will
enter directly into the Court of the
Universe passing north from the main
gates through a 125-foot high arcade
cleaying the tower.
On the east flank of the exposition
grounds and entered by Van Ness-av
is the concessions and amusement
center, the midway. Approximately
$40, 100000 will be spent on the install
lation of the concessions and 1000
people will be employed there. Here
the giant concessions are under con
struction.
Among the concessions are the fol
lowing: The Grand Canyon of Arizona
spectacular concession operated by
the Santa Fe railway and presenting
the canyon in all its grandeur as seer
from the platform of an observation
car; the Yellowstone National Park
presented by the Union Pacific railway
at an estimated expenditure Of $500,
600; Toyland Grown Up to be shown
by Frederic Thompson. Tin this con
cessioD the buildings will be enlarged
reproductions of children's toys. The
concession will involve an estimated
outlay of $1,OO0,OOO and will cover
twenty acres.)
Among its features will be "Olt
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Cray
Street" The Gates of the Fairy Prin
cess" and "Noah's Ark"
A working model of the Panama can
al, with capacity of taking 1000 peo
pie through its locks every thirty min
utes will also be seen as will the
Aeroscope, in which visitors will bt
raised 26S feet, four feet higher thar
the great Ferris wheel at Chicago
"Old Nuremberg" presenting the his
torical features of the famous medic
val city, THE lice Palace" in which
international skating and hockey
matches will be held.
"The Evolution of the Dread
nought,' depicting events in America!
history with which every schoolboy /,
familiar, will be an attraction. IL
addition there will be THE Forty
Camp" typical of the early days o
the far west: ASIA" great walled
city presented by Chinese concession
aires and showing workers engaged a
their native handicrafts, and man 9th
ers.
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