Art souvenir World's Columbian exposition and views of Chicago . <=? MACHINERY HALL. MflCHHSlE^Y Hfllili. THE main Machinery Building measures 850 by 500 feet. It is spanned by three archedtrusses, and the interior will present the appearance of three railroad train houses, side byside, surrounded on all the four sides by a 50 foot gallery. A colonnade with a cafe at either end forms the connecting link between Machinery andAgricultural Halls, and in the center of this colonnade is an archway leading to the exhibits. Its shape, however, is peculiar. It is to be annular in for
Art souvenir World's Columbian exposition and views of Chicago . <=? MACHINERY HALL. MflCHHSlE^Y Hfllili. THE main Machinery Building measures 850 by 500 feet. It is spanned by three archedtrusses, and the interior will present the appearance of three railroad train houses, side byside, surrounded on all the four sides by a 50 foot gallery. A colonnade with a cafe at either end forms the connecting link between Machinery andAgricultural Halls, and in the center of this colonnade is an archway leading to the exhibits. Its shape, however, is peculiar. It is to be annular in form, the outer diameter being 800feet and the inner diameter 400 feet. The building will have a nave 100 feet wide, with a50-foot-wide lean-to in one story on the inside, and a 50-foot-wide lean-to on the the inner circle will be a park in which visitors fatigued by the hum of machinery,,may ADMINISTRATION BUlliDlNG. THIS building is the gem of all the architectural jewels of the Exposition. Constructed of^material to last but two years, it will cost $650,000. Although it covers a space but 250 feetsquare, yet it is one of the noblest achievements of modern architecture. It will occupy themost commanding position on the Exposition grounds. The building consists of four pavilions,84 feet square, one at each of the four angles of the square of the plan, and connected by a greatcentral dome, 120 feet in diameter and 260 feet high. In the center of each facade is a recess,93 feet wide, within which is a grand entrance to the building.
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