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Show J i S FINE ARTS BUILDING, ST. LOUISf $ & ft - The lvilalan Purrhsne P. i position In St louls In 111 will be thu first la the world history In which hills tnlir Into th composition of the main etpoeltlon "picture." The natural topography uf tb alt prompted thu radical departure. The main "plr-ture" "plr-ture" of th ipnaltlon Itha great spectacle to ha made by tha big aihlblt 1 bulldlags, by water anil by sculptures) la to be located entirely wltbln Korea Kor-ea I'ark, tha second large. I pulillc park In tha t'nlfed Stntea. Tha uae ot hair of thla park, tha unfinished portion, por-tion, waa (ranted to tha ripoaltlon company by tha city ot Ht Unite aa an axpoaltlun site. llila part of tha park la hilly. It rnnlalna a larna level tract of about 400 acres, which formerly supplied para for (nlf llnka nnd a rara track. Worn thla level tha (round rlaea on a lopa of about CO degrees to an average aver-age height of (c-t. Tha main ei-hlhlt ei-hlhlt buildings, tha bin towera. tha lagoon, la-goon, baalna, ranala and statuary group occupy tha lower level, Tha art gallery and Ita by-bulldlngs (tha architectural chef d'oeuvre of tha exposition, ex-position, designed by Cass (lllhart), tba United Htatea government build-I build-I tig. dealgned by J. Knot Taylor, ara to ba butlt on tha elevaled tract In tha treatment of tha Intervening elope tha commission of architect had ecope for originality. Tha differ-ara differ-ara of elevation conattluted tha chief problem with whlrh they had to con-land. con-land. Hanging fardena nnd a aerlea of magnificent raacadea fill In tlili portion of tha picture. Tha main picture of tha cj poaltlon la roughly In Ilia ah a pa of a gigantic fan, tha rlba of whlrh ara the avenue 'of the eipoaltlnn. At tha apei of thla radiant composition atsnds tha art ! building on an eminence. Three great 1 cascades that laaua from the sides of three bills In tha form of a creecent ara to rourae down the hlllaldea and to empty Into a grand baaln. The water rffacte, radiating from thvee three great raacadea, offer a mile of eontlniioue water circuit. Tha main entrance lo the exposition la to be on the aide toward tha city where tha exposition alte abuta tha finished portion of the Koreat I'ark. A monumental entrance of magnificent magnifi-cent proportions and design, the work of Chief Architect Taylor, will be located lo-cated here. Tha two exhibit buildings Immediately within thla great portal I'l.AN OK TUB AltT Ullll.DINU KO It TUB LOUISIANA PUKCHASB EX POSITION. will be arowned by lowers 400 feet high, which will form a part ot tha picture of the monumental entrance. Tha grandest residence street In Bt. tout. I.lndell boulevard, will lead eireatly to tb monumental portal. Tha main exposition picture covers, over two-thlrda of a square mile. The avenue In which lies ths tlraud Ilosln Is 00 feet wide. The other avenue ara 800 feat wide, Kmm tba main en-' en-' trance to the apex of the radiant plc- k tura tha illetence la over three-fourth of a mile, Tha building are on the earns heroic scale. Ths art bulldltig la lo be a fire-proof permanent structure, nnd for that reason rea-son cannot be as ornate aa tha show buildings of staff which form the rest of the main picture, to '" -i discordant note whlrh might enter In j the Juxlsposlllun of a subdued build ing with more ornate exhibit build-Ings, build-Ings, the summit of the bill whence the caarade torrenta guah will be crowned by a magnificent colonnde, or peristyle which will cluae the main picture and exclude from the grand view the more aubdued main rl galleries. gal-leries. Ths colonnade will be terminated termin-ated at either end by the pavilions of th building. |
