Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . Palace of Art, THE Central Art Palace, which is a permanent fire-proofstructure, built of gray stone, is 348 feet long and 166feet wide. It is supplemented by two side pavilions and ahall of sculpture built of brick and staff. The side pavilionsare each 240 feet by 422 feet. The three larger buildingscover acres. There are no long stairs to ascend or descend. The gal-leries are adequately lighted and ventilated. The buildingsare arranged as to afford the free circulation of large num-bers of visitors without danger of congestion, and the stru
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . Palace of Art, THE Central Art Palace, which is a permanent fire-proofstructure, built of gray stone, is 348 feet long and 166feet wide. It is supplemented by two side pavilions and ahall of sculpture built of brick and staff. The side pavilionsare each 240 feet by 422 feet. The three larger buildingscover acres. There are no long stairs to ascend or descend. The gal-leries are adequately lighted and ventilated. The buildingsare arranged as to afford the free circulation of large num-bers of visitors without danger of congestion, and the struc-tures are fire-proof. The Art Palace is located upon a hill,south of the main group of exhibit buildings, and is entirelyisolated from other exhibition structures. This structurecontains one hundred and thirty-four sky-lighted galleries,and a large court for the exhibition of sculpture. Neverbefore in an international exposition has the classificationof the art department been so comprehensive, and / nev^r before has the opportunity been so
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