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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1904)
Infinite Variety of Architecture at World's Fair hw.T."ii' r il H I il Will lLJ, ' UK- 0 (oil ; 3 q : 0 Lfi !:LJLi PC nil WWdNSIN UIMIJMNO, WOniJS FAI H. Photo Copyright, 1904, by Kxpo-ntim i 'i)tnmny. A suggestion of Swiss rhelet In found In the architecture of the Wisconsin building. Jt has u very favorable, site Ht it Junction of two of the forest Hvenuet leading to tho Plateau of States. The Ml-wourl building stands on th opposite side from wtilch tho view Is taken. .The Cahlldo, or ljouinlnna buildiriK, stands at tho left Hint tlie Ohio building at the right. Tho view In from u isilnt near tho great bird fit ce erected by the 1'nlted (States government. The building I equipped with many rooms, funilrtiod for tho comfort of Wisconsin people and their friends while visiting tho exposition. ' i " 1 ' -v :-f r X'-- itlKfw it Imm I" " jl "T7 '.g)J ... - T f wjcr1 - - -J1 KANSAS STATR HUII-THNO l'hoto TopyrlRht, 19(M, by Exposition Company. Tho Kansas bulldliiK If nn airy club houne, with plenty of verundii ppaco and reHtlns places for the people from Kansas and their friends. Tho structure fronts upon it plaza that will le lnlnlit Willi flowers and follaKO durlnK the exposition seas in. Tlie view of tho bulldliiK hr.'e shown H from In tho front of the Iowa huild'UK. Tin south end of the New York state hulMinif Is seen In the rlht of the picture. The illincni Inns of the structure are WxliSi feet und It cost $10,000. All the material! wero hrounht from Kunsas. P TYll'ISl M:ir h W fSlvechll Tor- I resptindeiiro of The y.e.)-()ne of VJ I the chief delltthts of the World's fair, which will oiwn Its Rates April ". Is the variety of iirchl- tectural display. To the Kre.it mas-t of peo plc, n wl' us to those of cultivated tastes, thlj dlvcrxity of exteriors cannot hut uf ford a keen seime of pltiiHiire, It dm not require a technical knowhdKe of architec tuic for the susceptible nenes of the ob server to percelvo beauty and urace in tho lines of a bulliliiiK. Happily, the Hvcrago mmi and woman possess the fuculty of np prttJiitlon in this respect. In architecture, u In poetry or religion, or miy other art or institution, a thliiR of beauty l.s a Joy, If not forever, at any rate long; enough to add to the sum of tho world's account of thiiiKS worth whilo. Nearly everyone dislikes to contemplate K "low'' of houptt, all hui t upon the s line pattern, all alike In perch and door, window und pitch of roof. MuuotoM) in arc). I ec ture is wtaiisome, us il is ii all oile r linf-t.a The brown Btoiwi fronts of New York t'ity pitll upon thrt sensiliilit it'r,. The Utile red brick lioiusctt of workliiKincn iu 1 hlliulcl phhl fatigue the eye and vex the soul. The tlieury Tint" housi.s .f the great cities are repugnant to the aesthetic observer -and it tdiould l e reinemhered that uestheticlun iu this respect is not (onlincd to the grad uate of universities or to thoso who have token an "ait course" la I'aris. There are no ntiliUe.iui.il nioimtunes at the World' fair. The builder of this vast exposition lecogulxid the ndvan Hgi of a liety, and they liave set forth for the l-w of the word a satisfying diversity of con Htr.icti.m which destined to evoke the prulseful coll nient i'f the mullitudis that will throi. the gT. minis for veven months this year. It is scarcely hyperbolical to dcHlKUHto this diversity iu architecture a tin inluille variety. Ktry uge ami every html has lent its aid to the cieatioli of this all-embracing exhi bition of architectural tiiimphs. Ancient, mediai vul and modern patterns havw been employed, and Home of the architects have. Bt-omcd to copy und hive drawn Hum their own Imaglnntloim suih coiu'eptions uf utruc. turnl grace as tdiow in the execution that originality and daring Mill are ab e to com mand respectful attention und the plaudits Of the dinceml ig. If you are Inclined to n ek for signs of what Toe called "the glory that was (Irecce tiul the grui.dcur that was Konie," you may find It here In bewildering plenitude. It your fancy prefers tho patterns of the uild dlo asis, the days of feudalism nn.d chlv nlry, of gallant knights and ladles fair, you may (ind here some reproductions of me diaevul castles to satisfy your ta.stes. If the architecture of this day most pleasra you, the Hp'endld examples thereof whlehl give glory to this eKisition cannot f;ill ta delight you. The massive, the simple, the ornate, th Heverely plain, tho oft and blzvrro, tha chastily claslo and the undeniably up to date all styles1 are worked out. here with. Hlrlct adherence to detail. It thould not be forgotten In considering this wondm f ul architectural display that tho artinH of house tunstrucllon from nearly evci-y na tion have had a hand in the benevolent plot. Not only is this true In the foriirn buildings section, but ebx-where upon thl grounds, and notably bo In the reinai h.tlilti . structures that border the long amusem nt thoroughfares called The 1'ike. Architecturally, th's World's fair may n divided into five great group. The first and most Important, of course. Is the main picture, or chief group of exhll It pi'if s, with their accompanying' emlicllishin Mils of Festival hall. Terrace of Stall 8, t'ascad' gardens. Triumphal causeway and ot'.er show feat urea, lb re, fer Instance, we have the immense palace devoted to educition and six'lal economy, which, by the way, is tho liit nu.ln exhibit Htrueturo at any ex IHiHitioit ihdicaled exclusively to the ex ploitation of the world's educational inter ests. It occupies a conspicuous site 111 the midst of the main picture. When liiPt built there were some who cr.licvsed it adversely because of its lack of ceit&iil "gingi r-bread" adm nni"iit", but now that It is liiii-litd and uppi'.trs in the comp'et.'tl picture tlieie are many who have revised their opinion as to it a rc.hi lecture, hold ing that the Palace of Ialucatioa Is a model of classic grace and a most valuable h bs in In itself us to the advantage of imdebt ele gance over garnish display. Here also U the grt at l'alace of Vailel Industries, one feature of which, that U s tingulshts It frm all other bullJIiig.i, la Its curving peristyle or swinging colon nade. Tl'.ls is unique and accordingly ut-trai-ts much admiring niteiilion. The as piring towers of the I'.il ice uf Machinery and the towering obelisks that fro t the I'ultce of Mines and Metallurgy serve to diversify the sky line in this main plcure, and Iheie are dining eno igh on fie idher tiiildings to relieve I he tccuu (om any im- ifiii... '' Vih'' I i " Vl'iv"'":-:-"-" k:-. r mm n ity i s I I 1 j if twijci ' .' "-' m-mmm ... - jr . kJ ,,': i "-ire T. P. A. TU'TTDINa. Photo Copyright, 1!KM. by F.xposltion Co:npany. Tho Travelers Protective Association of America has erected at the Worl I s Fair this handsome club house. H H amis uMn high ground, directly south of th3 .1 'nlted States government building. lielow it is the great building erected by tho state of Washington and above It stands the t'ahildo, a ('production of tho historic structure in which the transfer of the Ijouislauit territory took place in !No3. The Travelers' Protective Ass ic.iation wajj t.rta r.Ued iu June, lsuo, and haa thirty-one. state divisions. There are posts in 140 cities and tho membership 1 over 23.000. v . . -' . "'... . te(fe..Btas3 t JI : 'i. -1 . . I ' ' ' -V. " - SV 9- -, 'W- lj Ii;T Jlii 7 tfS QiaiifeWi.i;vuM .... i- n miifcttTiar..'"..'- ..g.....,. .i i. MEXICAN PAVILION, WORLD'S FAirC-Photo Copyright, 1904, by Exposition Com pany. Mexico was tho first of th nations to comploto Its national pavilion. It stands a few rods west of the Palace of Transportation, fronting- the well known avenue. Skln ker Road. The Uritish pavilion Is a few nsls north and the French pavilion is just south, und Biam has erected Its pretty pavilion a short distance west. Mexico la represented in ull the principal exhibit palaces and the pavilion Is used merely as tho national headquarters for ttale and social functions. The pavilion is &0x3 feet. putatlon of monotony. Kvery palace In tho proup lias its Hharply distinctive features. Variety is the spice of life, find It cannot be gainsaid that this magnificent ppectacle is well pepiered. A t-'econd division may be made of the foreign buildings. Here we find again an enticing variety. Germany has her castle of Chii riot tenhui'K upon n hill. Japan also contributes a castle a relic of the feudal ism of the Island kingdom. China produces a pagoda In the most delightful manner of the Celestial architect, widely different from everything else on the grounds, ltel glum has her exhibit hall, whidowless, with arched exteriors and domed central roof. Italy builds a pavilion conceived and executed In a most artistic blending of the accepted architecture of Oreeco and Koine In the days of ancient poets and phllofoplh rs. France reproduces the Grand Trianon, with the gardens nt Versailles in which the profligate courtiers of Louis XIV and Mme. de Mnlntenon revelled two centuries ago. Great Ilritaln is represented by the celebrated Kensington orangery, surrounded by a garden In the formal stle of the days of Ijord Huron, P.etneen these two our American republic of Mexico has set her solid-looking structure, like the mansion of a rich man in a stately city. Kvery other nation lends something dif ferent to the architectural exhibit. A third division Is the state and territory group. Here Is a surprising diversity, but charming withal. More than forty states, each carrying out its own Ideal of archi tectural beauty, contribute to this dis play. Missouri. New York. Illinois. Iowa, Pennsylvania, and other Kates furnish ex amples of massive wedded to grace, while Wisconsin, Kentucky, Kansas, Idaho and others give us a variety of club house pa vilions; Maine builds her hunting lodge, Washington her pagoda-like edifice, and each of the other states and territories its own distinctive conception of the sort of a building that is fitted to the occasion. A dozen or more of the states have copied with fidelity their most noted houses of historical association, and these also lend a variety to the architecture of the group. In the section occupied by the state build ings wc find also several structures of eharmful aspect, such as the Temple of Fraternity, the Traveler's Protective as sociation's headquarters, end the Temple inn. A fourth group Is that of tho solid stone buildings of Washington university, which are occupied for administrative purposes of the World's fair. They are in tha Tudor-Gothic design. The vaulted entrance . to the main structure, which is known as the Administration building, presents an architectural picture such as can be found nowhere else In America. It Is a delight ful bit of the Uritish past, reproduced here for permanent uses. Tho fifth group and It should be set forth here that this method of division Is merely a fancy of the writer com prises the vastly variegated structures of the pike, in the forty-acre Filipino reserva tion, the Alaskan and Indian exhibits and the reproduction of the city of Jerusalem. In these wonderfully interesting feature of the exposition, eac'i of which Is a dis continued on Tare Sixteen)