. Waterman's illustrated album of the World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 . y of which is to illustrate the purposes of thebuilding. The appearance of the exterior is that of marble, but the walls of the hemi-cycle and of the various porticoes and loggia are highly enriched with color, thepilasters in these places being decorated with scagliola, and the capitals withmetallic effects in bronze. In the design of this building, it was proposed by the architects to so devise itsdetails and general outlines, that they might be capable of providing an electricillumination by night on a
. Waterman's illustrated album of the World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 . y of which is to illustrate the purposes of thebuilding. The appearance of the exterior is that of marble, but the walls of the hemi-cycle and of the various porticoes and loggia are highly enriched with color, thepilasters in these places being decorated with scagliola, and the capitals withmetallic effects in bronze. In the design of this building, it was proposed by the architects to so devise itsdetails and general outlines, that they might be capable of providing an electricillumination by night on a scale hitherto unknown, the flag-staffs, the open por-ticoes, and the towers, especially, being arranged with this in view. Van Brunt &Howe, of Kansas City, are the architects. The cost is $375,000. It was proposed that the hemicycle or niche, which forms the south porch,should have either a great chandelier or crown of lights suspended from therenter of the half dome, or should be provided with electric lights masked behindthe triumphal arch which forms the opening of the piiil M^SijIi&^S^S, ^ jmEc
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