The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . Company. Al-though following the prevailing style of architecture of the Exposi-tion—the Renaissance—it adheres very closely to classic lines. Thelong facade, especially, shows a magnificent entrance, almost pureCorinthian. Here is what the architects, Barnett, Haynes & Barnett,say of their structure: The style of architecture is a severe treatment of the FrenchRenaissance for the exterior facades. In fact, the treatment embodiesrather a feeling
The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . Company. Al-though following the prevailing style of architecture of the Exposi-tion—the Renaissance—it adheres very closely to classic lines. Thelong facade, especially, shows a magnificent entrance, almost pureCorinthian. Here is what the architects, Barnett, Haynes & Barnett,say of their structure: The style of architecture is a severe treatment of the FrenchRenaissance for the exterior facades. In fact, the treatment embodiesrather a feeling of the classic than of the renaissance. It has beenthe endeavor of the architects to depend largely on sculpture in thedecoration of the building, refraining from the over-use of stereo-typed architectural ornamentation. The main facade is 750 feet longand is made interesting by the use of a central pavilion and of twoend pavilions. The center pavilion is brought somewhat above theconnecting buildings, which unite it with the pavilions on either of the three pavilions, on the fronts, forms an elegant entranceto the On the main facade are three entrances and on the 525-foot fa-cades are two entrances, one in each of the end pavilions. The mainentrance is in the form of a hemi-cycle with circular colonnades. Theceiling of this hemi-cycle is frescoed on a background of old decorations and ornaments are brought out in relief. In theloggias of the building are mural frescoes on old gold backgrounds,which add subdued color to the picture. It was in this building that the Saengerfest of the North Ameri-can Saengerbund last June was held. The architects have developed a most skillful arrangement of theroof lines. They give light and ventilation and at the same time avoidthe extensive and troublesome skylights frequently used on struc-tures of this kind. The design of the facades of the building employsthe open colonnade treatment, which is very accepta
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