. Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'uvre. ntsof similarity with the actual arrangement. All foreigners were excludedfrom this concours; the competitors were at liberty to propose theremoval or alteration of any of the existing buildings on the grounds,including the Eiffel Tower, but excepting only the palace of the the hundred and eight who really exhibited plans, the greater numberproposed the replacing of the Palais de Ilndustrie by other buildings, ofvery varying sizes and qualities, and the construction of the new bridge,which in some cases became wide enough itself t
. Exposition universelle, 1900 : the chefs-d'uvre. ntsof similarity with the actual arrangement. All foreigners were excludedfrom this concours; the competitors were at liberty to propose theremoval or alteration of any of the existing buildings on the grounds,including the Eiffel Tower, but excepting only the palace of the the hundred and eight who really exhibited plans, the greater numberproposed the replacing of the Palais de Ilndustrie by other buildings, ofvery varying sizes and qualities, and the construction of the new bridge,which in some cases became wide enough itself to support towers andpalaces. As it was recognized that no one architect could possibly carryout the construction of all these monuments, this competition was con-sidered as a concours d/dees, to be succeeded by a more definite andrestricted one among the winners, and the general results were thought tobe distinctly encouraging. They demonstrate, said M. Frantz Jourdain, PYLON OF THE PONT ALEXANDRE III, AND THEPALACES OF THE FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAVURE.
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