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1904 St. Louis World's Fair
The orangery was a reproduction of the banquet hall at Kensington Palace, England, built 200 years ago and designed by Sir Christopher Wren, who drew…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Within a modern Italian garden, enclosed in a high wall, stood the Italian Pavilion, a structure in the Graeco-Roman style of the times of Augustus.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Of Spanish Mission Architecture, the New Mexico State Building stood on Constitution Avenue.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
One of the buildings that attracted most attention was that of Brazil. Its great dome rose to the height of 138 feet and the whole building was of…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
The Washington State Building was certainly the most unique of all the state buildings. It was constructed entirely out of wood.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Of greatest interest to the patriotic American citizen were the large cannon exhibited by the War Department.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
One of the great architectural triumphs of the Exposition was the main entrance to the Palace of Liberal Arts. It was of immense proportions.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Whichever way one turned standing at the base of Festival Hall, there was a magnificent panorama before him, and a few steps to the left or right…
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
The Louisiana Purchase Monument stood on the plaza of St. Louis between the Palace of Manufactures and that of Varied Industries.
1904 St. Louis World's Fair
No description can convey to the mind an adequate idea of the beauty of this wonderful architectural masterpiece by Chas. Gilbert, of New York, who…