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Figure on tower; 〃The Fairy;〃 by Carl Gruppe。
Palaces at sides of court: to the west; Manufactures; to the east; Varied Industries。
Italian towers; by Kelham; same feeling。 Outlines on top different from those in Court of Palms。
〃The American Pioneer;〃 equestrian statue at entrance; by Solon Borglum; of New York。 Patriarchal。 Suggests Joaquin Miller。 Warlike trappings of horse picturesque; but sixteenth century Spanish; out of place。
Spanish loggia around second story of court; southern in feeling; implying warm climate。
〃Oriental Flower Girl;〃 female figure in niches along loggia; by Calder。
Griffons around frieze on top of columns。
Corridors; pink walls; smoked olive columns with orange capitals。
Against wall; Corinthian coupled pilasters。
Roman banging lamps; by Kelham; suggest bronze; great weight。 Bronze; pink; green; and cream。 Italian bronze lanterns suggest blue eucalyptus。
Lamp standards between columns; globe half concealed; by Kelham。 Charm of effect; improvement on those with globe wholly visible。
Conventionalized lions in pairs at portals; by Albert Laessle; of Philadelphia。
Fountain; 〃Beauty and the Beast;〃 by Edgar Walter; of San Francisco。 Sandals and hat on woman。 Beast at her feet。 Fauns and satyrs; piping; under circular bowl。 Frieze outside edge of bowl; lion; bear; ape; and tiger repeated; playful。 Designed for Court of Palms to be seen from above。
Lophantha trees; trimmed four feet from ground; branching out six feet across; along walks。
Vista through fairy…like Court of the Ages to Florentine Tower and blue sky beyond; from south entrance of Court of Flowers。
Along the South Wall; East of Tower of Jewels
Palaces facing Avenue of Palms; from east to west: Varied Industries; Manufactures; Liberal Arts; Education。
South facade of Palace of Varied Industries; by Faville。 High walls; seventy feet in height; suggest eighteenth century California missions。
Green domes on corners; Byzantine; inspired by mosques of Constantinople。
Coloring of flags; cerulean blue; pastel red; and burnt orange。
Windows in corners; mosque design。 Little hexagonal kiosks at corners below domes; Moorish。
Central portal; after portal of Santa Cruz Hospital; in Toledo; Spain。 Sixteenth century Spanish Renaissance; plateresque。 Lattice…work effect in doorway in harmony with lace…like silver…platter style。 Niche walls pink; with ultramarine blue。
Pope Calixtus III sent for a Spanish goldsmith; Diaz; to do work for him in Rome。 Diaz returned to Spain; carrying the influence of the Italian Renaissance。 He met the son of the architect of the cathedral at Toledo; De Egas。 To the son he imparted his knowledge and the son applied it to architecture; creating the plateresque style。 Till then all Spanish cathedrals had shown the Gothic influence from the north。
Figures on large door by Stackpole。 Upper figures; 〃Age Transferring His Burden to Youth;〃 America。 Figure in center piece of arch; 〃Power of Industry;〃 the American workman。 Figures in half circle above door; 〃Varied Industries;〃 from left to right; Spinning; Building; Agriculture; Manual Labor; and Commerce。 Figure repeated four times in lower niches; 〃Man with the Pick。〃
〃California Bear〃 and 〃California Shield〃 on buttresses; or square columns supporting wall。 Used in old mission buildings。
Avenue of Progress
Planting; some of the best landscape effects in Exposition。 Against buildings; Monterey cypress; banked by Lawson cypress in front and between these; spruces and Spanish fir。
Machinery Palace; Ward & Blohme; of San Francisco; architects。 Italian Renaissance; inspired by Roman baths。 Like Baths of Caracalla。 Largest building of its kind in world; three blocks long; seven acres in area。
Banners; by Ryan; heraldic designs of early Spanish explorers and soldiers。
Lophantha lawn; designed by John McLaren; trees trimmed off four feet above ground; and trained to grow flat alongside Palace of Varied Industries。
East facade of Varied Industries; made Italian to harmonize with Italian Machinery Palace。
Main portal; like gateways of old Roman walled cities。
〃The Miner;〃 in niches of gateway; by Albert Weinert of New York。
Small portals Italian; fine color effect; lattice…work; orange; blue; light green'。
Sculpture on Machinery Palace; by Haig Patigian; of San Francisco。
Large columns in front and in vestibule of half dome; imitation Sienna marble。
Small portals; orange columns at sides; pink niche; blue dome; orange above dome; pleasing tone;
Corinthian columns at sides of portals; eagles at corners of capitals; at top; symbolize inspiration。
Frieze around drums at base of columns 〃Genii of Machinery;〃 by Haig Patigian; eyes closed; signifying Power of the spirit; or blind fate。
Figures in triangular spaces on either side above doorways; 〃Application of Power to Machinery;〃 by Haig Patigian。
Figures on tall Sienna marble columns; 〃Power;〃 〃by Haig Patigian。 〃Steam Power;〃 with lever。 〃Invention;〃 carrying figure with flying wings; suggesting quickness of mind。 〃Imagination; eyes closed。 Eagle bird of inspiration; about to fly。 〃Electricity;〃 foot on earth; carrying symbol。
Eagles repeated on bar; the entablature; across front of domes; symbol of inspiration。
Coloring in vestibule of Machinery Palace: Finely harmonized; brown and brick…colored walls; orange and blue ceilings; green lattice work。
〃Genius of Creation;〃 group before court leading to Court of Ages; Daniel Chester French。 Spirit above; a woman; creating life from shapeless mass of earth below。 Man at left; courageous and enterprising; woman at right; timid; hesitating。 Serpent; symbol of wisdom; coiled about mass。
Court of Mines; Leading to Court of Ages
Coloring; pink walls; pink streamers; by Guerin。 Green shell lamp posts; by McKim; Mead & White; architects。 Called 〃Pink Alley〃 by workmen during construction。
Palaces on sides of court: to the north; Mines; to the south; Varied Industries。
Lamp standards against walls; dark bronze; smoked ivory globes; by Faville。
Flat Ionic columns; called pilasters; against walls; by Faville。
Figure in niches; 〃The Miner;〃 by Albert Weinert。
Court of the Ages
Court of Ages; Louis Christian Mullgardt; of San Francisco; architect。 Most original of the courts。 Faint influence of Spanish Gothic; Romanesque; French; Moorish。 Richness and profusion。 Suggests evolution of man。
Palaces around court: northeast; Mines; northwest; Transportation; southwest; Manufactures; southeast; Varied Industries;
Decorations on columns of archways around court; kelp; crabs; lobsters; and other sea animals。 Vertical lines in columns suggest falling water。
Fairy lamps; two in each archway; delicately designed。
〃Primitive Man and Woman;〃 by Albert Weinert; repeated alternately above corridors around court。 Man; a hunter; feeding pelican。 Woman; the child…bearer。
Tower at north entrance; suggestive of French cathedral architecture; massive; but gives appearance of lightness。 One of the great successes of the Exposition。
〃The Rise of Civilization;〃 groups of sculpture on tower; by Chester Beach。 Central idea; evolution; St