The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . lends a festalcharacter to the otherwise somewhat severely classical exterior. Thescreen wall back of the colonnade gives opportunity for a liberal dis-play of color as a background for the classic outlines of the Corin-thian columns, affording liberal scope for the mural decorator. Theinterior court follows the general outline of the building in form andstyle, and is laid out in the form of a plaisance or garden of a formaltype. It is also sugge
The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . lends a festalcharacter to the otherwise somewhat severely classical exterior. Thescreen wall back of the colonnade gives opportunity for a liberal dis-play of color as a background for the classic outlines of the Corin-thian columns, affording liberal scope for the mural decorator. Theinterior court follows the general outline of the building in form andstyle, and is laid out in the form of a plaisance or garden of a formaltype. It is also suggested that this building, the roof of which is prac-tically on a level with the terrace of the Art Building, could be suc-cessfully utilized as a promenade, with a roof garden and restaurantattachment. The contract price of the Education Building was $319,399, andits builder was Jno. J. Dunnavant & Co. It was completed by Dedi-cation Day, was occupied at that time by the U. S. regular troops andlater was used as a sculpture shop. Howard J. Rogers, Chief of the Department of Education, hascharge of the exhibits to be placed in this MINES AND METALLURGY BUILDING. The Mines and Metallurgy Building forms part of the east wing ofthe fan-like general ground plan of the Exposition. The outside di-mensions are 525x750 feet. The building is divided into eight oblongparts almost equal in area. The division is accomplished with glass-covered and ventilated arcades, from 30 to 50 feet wide, which makesit possible that each one of the eight divisions shall receive abundantlight from every side and that no skylights shall be necessary directlyover any of the exhibition spaces. At the intersection of the twoprincipal arcades through the main axis a colonnaded rotunda isshown with an appropriate monument. The ground floor will furnish an exhibition space of about 265,000square feet and about 150,000 square feet may be gained by the intro-duction of galleries. A sub-division of the ex
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