. Waterman's illustrated album of the World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 . pi n to the outside, thus forming a covered loggia, which forms an open prom-enade for the public, and will provide a very interesting feature, particularly onthe east side, where it face- the lake. It 1- intended to locate here a number ofcafes, where the great crowds can loiter at their ease and enjoy the breezes andcool shadow-ot the afternoon. The architect of this gigantic building. George B. Post, of New York, hasbeen remarkably successful in giving architectural symmetry and effectivenithe immense
. Waterman's illustrated album of the World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 . pi n to the outside, thus forming a covered loggia, which forms an open prom-enade for the public, and will provide a very interesting feature, particularly onthe east side, where it face- the lake. It 1- intended to locate here a number ofcafes, where the great crowds can loiter at their ease and enjoy the breezes andcool shadow-ot the afternoon. The architect of this gigantic building. George B. Post, of New York, hasbeen remarkably successful in giving architectural symmetry and effectivenithe immense proportions with which he had to deal, and his work stands as oneof the marvel- of the Exposition. The building occupies a most conspicuous place on the grounds. It faces thelake, with only lawns and promenades between. North of it is the United State-Government Building, south the harbor and in-jutting lagoon, and west the Elec-trical Building and the lagoon separating it from the great island which in partis « led and in part resplendent with acre- of bright flowers ol varied MANUFACTURES AND LIBERAL ARTS. THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING. The Electrical Building, the scat of perhaps the most novel and brilliantexhibit in the whole Exposition, is U: feet wide and 700 feet long, the major axisrunning north and south. I he south front is on the great Quadrangle or Court;the north front laces the lagoon; the east front is opposite the Manufacture-Building, and the west faces the Mines Building. The general scheme of the plan is based upon a longitudinal nave 11- feelwide and 114 feet high, crossed in the middle by a transept of the same width andheight. The nave and the transept have a pitched roof, with a range of skylightsat the bottom of the pitch, and clearstory window-. The rest of the building iscovered with a flat roof, averaging 62 feet in height, and provided with skylights. The second story is composed of a series of galleries connected across thenave by two bridges, wi
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