Thursday, March 5, 2009

The Fair

http://www.bitwise.net/~ken-bill/fairhart.htm

-600 foot wide Plaza of St. Louis with the Statue of St. Louis of France
-statue made in staff, a mixture of plaster and fibers over a wooden frame, just like the sculptures of other buildings
-the other end of palace is dominated by Louisiana Purchase Monument, a 100 foot high column with a sculpture of a peace alighting on the globe
-sculptures around base depict memorable events in history of Louisiana Territory
-in front of Festival Hall is Central Cascade, fountain asssembly that flows into the Grand Basin
-the pavilion housed two of the fairs most large and popular restaurants
-German restaurant in the east pavilion and the Italian restaurant in the west pavilion
-can each seat 2000 diners at a time

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