No description can convey to the mind an adequate idea of
the beauty of this wonderful architectural masterpiece designed by Cass
Gilbert of New York, Notwithstanding the great size of the building the
festive effect is shown in every part. The building was 200 feet in diameter
and 200 feet high. The auditorium contained seats for 3,500 and a stage
large enough for the great choruses of hundreds of voices which appeared
from time to time in the musical programs of the Exposition. The largest
pipe organ in the world was a part of the equipment. Mr. Gilbert is the
designer of the exterior of the building alone. The beautiful setting of
cascades and sculpture, the massive colonnades, fifty feet high, and the
interior architecture of the building were all done by the chief of design
of the Exposition, Mr. E. L. Masqueray, of New York. The great beauty as
well as the massive character of this centerpiece of the World's Fair will
be long remembered by visitors. To those of us who could not have seen it,
this picture must convey a lasting impression.
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