. The New York improvement and tunnel extension of the Pennsylvania railroad. Issued October, 1910 . t 8 inches. The walls of the waiting room above themain body of the building contain on each side threesemi-circular windows of a radius of 33 feet 4 inches,and 66 feet 8 inches wide at the base. There is alsoa window of like size at each end of the waiting room. The dignified design of the interior of the waitingroom, while fully adapted to modern ideas, wassuggested by the great halls and basilicas of Rome,such as the baths of Caracalla, Titus and Diocletian,and the basilica of Constantine, w
. The New York improvement and tunnel extension of the Pennsylvania railroad. Issued October, 1910 . t 8 inches. The walls of the waiting room above themain body of the building contain on each side threesemi-circular windows of a radius of 33 feet 4 inches,and 66 feet 8 inches wide at the base. There is alsoa window of like size at each end of the waiting room. The dignified design of the interior of the waitingroom, while fully adapted to modern ideas, wassuggested by the great halls and basilicas of Rome,such as the baths of Caracalla, Titus and Diocletian,and the basilica of Constantine, which are perhapsthe greatest examples in history of large roofed-inareas treated in a monumental manner. The main waiting room on the concourse levelis the largest in the world. Within its walls arelocated the ticket offices, baggage checking windows,and telephone and telegraph offices, so convenientlyarranged that a passenger may proceed from one tothe other with a minimum amount of exertion andwithout retracing his steps. Adjoining the generalwaiting room on the west side are waiting rooms, 12. Pen n syli-ci n ia Si a tio n — The Arcade^ looking from theSeventh Avenue EntrancetcLi^ard the Main JFaiting Room Pennsylvania Station— Arcade Entrance to Loggiaand Main JVaiting Room
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