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exposition.
To the east, and commanding that
end of the gardens, is Festival hall,
where the greatest pipe organ in the
world is installed. Here will center
the intellectual, musical and dramatic
life of the fair. It's inspiring dome,
1872 feet in diameter and 1876 feet
in height, the Palace of Horticulture
commands the west side of the gar
dens. The dome is after the mosque
of the Sultan Ahmed l at Constant
nople.
To the immediate right of the en-
trance gates is the Press building,
where the correspondents will have
Headquarters and the San Francisco
Press Club will maintain open house.
To the immediate right is the Young
Women's Christian Association build
ing.
Facing the exposition gates as one
enters is the Fountain of Energy in
the middle lagoon, symboizing the
power and force that made possible
the building of the Panama canal.
Across the South Gardens are the
Tower of Jewels and the facades of
four of the main exhibit palaces,
linked with four that face north and
San Francisco bay, into unit by
colonnades. To the extreme right
/ is the Palace of Varied Industries and
next to it the Palace of Manufacture,
the Court of Flowers separating the
two. Then comes the lofty Tower of
Jewels, with an acre of ground at its
/ base, rising in successfully diminish
! ing platforms richly embellished with
sculpture. To the left of the tower
/ is the Palace of Liberal Arts and then
the Palace of Education and Social
Welfare, the Court of Palms separ-
ating these two. The approaches to
the Courts of Palms and Flowers are
marked by Italian towers, 200 feet
in height.
By the Tower gate, under the Tow
er of Jewels, is the southern approach
to the Court of the Universe, in a gen
eral way recalling the Plaza of st.
Peters. The north approach to this
court is commanded by the Column of
Progress, 100 feet in height, symbol
izing the march of civilization.
Two other large courts are in this
main group of eight exhibit palaces
the Court of Abundance, lavish with
Oriental suggestions, and the Court
of the Four seasons.
The total length of this superb
group of exhibit palaces east and west
is 2,756 feet and north and south
1926 feet.
East of the main group and across
the Avenue of Progress is the Palace
of Machinery, 96S feet in length and
800 feet III width. g, -
West of the main group across the
Avenue OF Administration and the
Fine Arts lagoon, is the Palace of
Fine Arts, its 1,10O feet of Graeco-
Roman colonnades curving around the
foliaged shore of the lagoon. An un-
expected result of the European war
has been to bring her priceless mas
terpieces from Old World galleries for
safe keeping from the possibilities of
invading armies.
These latter two, with the eight of
the walled city" group and the Hor-
ticultural palace, comprise the group
Of eleven main buildings.
The third or western group of
, buildings constitutes the amusement
zone, one hundred structures flank
ing both sides of 3,000-foot avenue.
Of 1000 applicants for space, only
100 were selected and each conccs-
sionaire was compelled to pass test
, in order that the newest and swiftest
features of amusement and instruction
that the premier showmen of the
world could present would be offered.
First in concession space is Frederick
Thompson, of Luna Park and the Hin
podrome, with seventeen acres Of Toy
: land for Grown-Ups. Next comes
1umeto Kushibiki, with Japan Beau
E tiful, transplanted bit of Nippon.
kuShibiki has been for TWENTY-FIVE
] years managing japanese concessions
: and exhibits at worlds fairs. There
+ Is 49 camp in charge of the only
Sam Davis, with Mark Twain's orig
inal cabin from Tuolumne and a jim
town daily with Sam" as editor. The
Panama canal, about which the entire
celebration centers, is shown, cover
ing an acre of ground and complete,
even to the last pump and valve.
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