The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . r, Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, will besituated on the high ground to the southeast of the Mines and Metal-lurgy Building, and at the head of the Grand Avenue between thatbuilding and the Liberal Arts Building. The approaches will be of amonumental character, in keeping with the building itself. Access tothe central pavilion will be by a great flight of steps ioo feet wideadorned with statues. A platform 45x125 feet, with an
The Piker and World's fair guide ..an accurate account of the exposition, preliminary programme, Olympic games and world's championship contests .. . r, Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, will besituated on the high ground to the southeast of the Mines and Metal-lurgy Building, and at the head of the Grand Avenue between thatbuilding and the Liberal Arts Building. The approaches will be of amonumental character, in keeping with the building itself. Access tothe central pavilion will be by a great flight of steps ioo feet wideadorned with statues. A platform 45x125 feet, with an exedra ateither end, will be situated in the center of the flight. Two smallerflights 50 feet wide, also adorned with statues, will give access to theend pavilion. Hamps 30 feet wide of a gentle incline will lead fromthe lower level of the Exposition grounds to the level of the Govern-ment Building. They will connect the main central flight of stepswith the two smaller flights. The slope of the hill toward the Ex-position will be covered with and laid out in formal beds of herba-ceous flowers, clipped hedges and trimmed trees. The contract for. the construction of the building was let October 14 to W. O. & .C. on their bid of $268,980. The architect describes the buildingas follows: The general style of the building will be the Pseudo Classic;somewhat less festive than the other Exposition buildings, but by itsbreadth of treatment and purity of detail will express its function—theGovernment Building. The main facade will be 764 feet in length withcenter and end pavilion connected with a colonnade of Ionic columns5 feet in diameter and 45 feet high. The central pavilion with thecolonnade on either side will form a portico 15 feet wide and 524 feetlong, 50 feet above the level of the general Exposition buildings, fromwhich a beautiful view of the Exposition may be obtained. An attic 15 feet in height, richly ornamented with statues, willsurmount the Ionic order already
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