http://www.mohistory.org/Fair/WF/HTML/Overview/page3.html
-festival hall was the most crowning feature and most photographed structure at the fair
-the building was home to the world's largest pipe organ
-daily concerts with 4,500 seat auditorium
-The Colannade of States featured a monument to the thirteen states and the "Indian Territory" that was carved out of Louisiana Purchase
-Colannade symbollically represented success, wisdom, and foresight of the Louisiana Purchase
-Cascades located in front of Festival Hall and Grand Basin allowed 45 thousand gallons of water a min. to flow into the Grand Basin
-East and West Cascades represented the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
-also symbolized man's control over nature
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Same link as last three ICs -- Need to label this post and tag the link on delicious...
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