Show THE WORLDS FAIR fain IN NEW YORK the worlds fair in new york is advertised to be opened on the ad of may 1853 the site granted to the company by the city government is the square facing the distributing reservoir of which they have a ten years lease at a nom nominal nal ren rent L the building is to be entirely of iro iron n alls and gl glass ass in the form of a greek cross with a dome over the intersection each diameter of the cross is to be feet long and feet wide and the dome will be feet high there will be within the structure a space of S square quare feet on the ground and square feet in in the galleries tile the estimated cost is 19 I 1 tire the plan was wa furnished by Garst ellsen |