Rand, McNally & co.'s handy guide to Chicago, and World's Columbian exposition ..What to see and how to see it . cago. Thecupola is 166 feet high; is exactly in the center of the building,and is reached by eight elevators, which will form an exhibit. Themain entrance is a great single arch, elaborately ornamented andtreated in gold leaf. It is the feature of the building, and iscalled the Golden Door. The annex will consist of one-storybuildings, 64 feet wide, placed side by side. The Transporta-tion exhibit will include every appliance and vehicle for carryingpurposes, from a cash carrier to
Rand, McNally & co.'s handy guide to Chicago, and World's Columbian exposition ..What to see and how to see it . cago. Thecupola is 166 feet high; is exactly in the center of the building,and is reached by eight elevators, which will form an exhibit. Themain entrance is a great single arch, elaborately ornamented andtreated in gold leaf. It is the feature of the building, and iscalled the Golden Door. The annex will consist of one-storybuildings, 64 feet wide, placed side by side. The Transporta-tion exhibit will include every appliance and vehicle for carryingpurposes, from a cash carrier to a balloon, and from a baby wagonto a mogul engine. To the east of the Transportation Building, and facing thelagoon, is the building for Mines and Mining—dimensions,350 by 700 feet. Floor area, acres. Cost, $265,000. Archi-tect, S. S. Beman, of Chicago. Material—4,360,000 feet of lum-ber, 1,800,000 pounds of steel. The main fronts are 65 feet from the ground to the main central en ranees are 90 feet to the apex of the gallery is 60 feet wide, 25 feet from the main floor, and. (182) WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 183 extends entirely around the building. The interior space inclosedis 630 feet long, 100 feet high in the center, and 47 feet high atthe sides. This space is spanned by steel cantilever trusses, sup-ported on steel columns. The clear space in the center is 115 cantilever system, as applied to roofs, was never used on solarge a scale before. Eaht of the Mines Building is that for Electricity—dimen-sions, 345 by 690 feet. Height of nave, 112 feet; width, 115 transept which crosses the nave is of the same of the roof of the balance of the building, 62 feet. Thereare ten spires or towers, and four domes, the two highest towersbeing 195 feet. Floor area, acres. Cost, $410,000. Archi-tects, Van Brunt & Howe, of Kansas City. Material—5,000,000feet of lumber and 1,100,000 pounds of structural steel. Th
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