In the architecture of the great Palace of Machinery German
features were dominant. The towers, entrances and even the roofs breathed
a German influence. The two central towers on the north side were each two
hundred and sixty-five feet high. The building was very rich in plactic
detail and sculptural decoration. The north vestibule was one of the most
beautiful entrances to be seen in the Exposition palaces. The building was
one thousand feet long and covered ten acres. It stood west of the Palace of Electricity and south of the Palace
of Transportation. In the western end of the Palace of Machinery was
the power plant for the Exposition, developing an aggregate energy of forty-five
thousand rated horse-power. The largest of the engines was the Allis-Chalmers
vertical and horizontal refrigerating engine of five thousand horse-power,
but the most powerful was the Curtis Steam Turbine, installed by the General
Electric Company, developing eight thousand-horse-power and capable of producing
twelve thousand horse-power under adequate steam supply. Very interesting
also, were the four three thousand horse-power Westinghouse generators.
The great Corliss engine at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, was
only three hundred horse-power.
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