Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. COl varied and striking effects. But tlie task hadbeen a Herculean one. Tliere were seventeenprincipal for, as they may l>e called, depart-mental) buildings, all of beautiful and ornatedesign, and all of vast size. They wore knownas the JIanufacturers and Liberal Arts, theMacliinery. Electrical, Transportation, Womans,Horticultural, Minos and Mining, Anlhr()|)i)log-ical, xVdmiuistration, Art Galleries, Agricultural,Art Institute, Fisheries, Live Stock, Dairy andForestrj buildings, and the Music Hall and Ca-sino.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS. COl varied and striking effects. But tlie task hadbeen a Herculean one. Tliere were seventeenprincipal for, as they may l>e called, depart-mental) buildings, all of beautiful and ornatedesign, and all of vast size. They wore knownas the JIanufacturers and Liberal Arts, theMacliinery. Electrical, Transportation, Womans,Horticultural, Minos and Mining, Anlhr()|)i)log-ical, xVdmiuistration, Art Galleries, Agricultural,Art Institute, Fisheries, Live Stock, Dairy andForestrj buildings, and the Music Hall and Ca-sino. Several of these had large annexes. TheManufacturers Building was tlie hxrgest. It wasrectangular (1087x787 feet), having a groundarea of 31 acres and a floor and gallery area of44 acres. Its central chamber was 1280x380feet, with a nave 107 feet wiile, both Iiall andnave being surrounded by a gallery 50 feet was four times as large as the Roman Coliseumand three times as large as St. Petei-s at Rome;17,000,000 feet of lumber, 13

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