. Book of the Royal blue . erpent isthe symbol of Ouetzalcoatl, that mys-terious figure of Mexican mythology. 1 THE TA\-AMERICAX VXinX BJlUnXG AT WASHIXGTON Jlie whiile fount i-^ reminiscent of theancient cities uf Yucatan and (iuate-niala. The details of the hidden con-struction iTif the fountain are alsoworthy of notice as there are over4,.i(K) feet of tubing used in its building,and by an ingenious arrangement ofelectric lights it is possible to show awonderful display of many-coloredwaters. The pa\emeiit of the ])atio is alsodistincti\e. the group on the east floor Two main stairways lead
. Book of the Royal blue . erpent isthe symbol of Ouetzalcoatl, that mys-terious figure of Mexican mythology. 1 THE TA\-AMERICAX VXinX BJlUnXG AT WASHIXGTON Jlie whiile fount i-^ reminiscent of theancient cities uf Yucatan and (iuate-niala. The details of the hidden con-struction iTif the fountain are alsoworthy of notice as there are over4,.i(K) feet of tubing used in its building,and by an ingenious arrangement ofelectric lights it is possible to show awonderful display of many-coloredwaters. The pa\emeiit of the ])atio is alsodistincti\e. the group on the east floor Two main stairways lead up to agaller_\- extending around three sidesof the interior of the building on thesecond floor where the Hall of theIferiics and the great Hall of the Re-intblics will be founrl at the eastern ex-tremity, while the offices of the direc-tor general, assistant director generaland the governing board room occupythe south face. This latter, room isconsidered one of the finest of its char-acter am the taste shown in its decor-. CORRIDOR, r.\N.\MI,UI being Copied from a building inIakMKiuc. That lo the west is copiedfrom a representation f(.)und on the wallin one of the ancient structures ofTialuianaco, while the figures to thenorth and south are c^ipied from wallsol houses in (. .^urromiding the patii, man\ speciesof distinctive tropical plants are seengrowing, and while the whole c(.)urtis open to the sk\-, still an electricalappliance permits the closing of a glassroof necessary to cover the same dur-ing the winter season. atioti is worthv of soecial notice. Thefrie/e in gilt bronze, depicting histori-cal scenes from all American history, isexcellently carried out in detail, whileall the other features of the decorationare such as to give the whole room anappearance c:)f dignity in keeping withthe use it serves. The proportions ofthe Hall of the Republics are so ad-mirable that one does not get a trueim])ression of its vast size. In orna-mentation and finishing it suggestss
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