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All of the subdivisions except the rotunda, the north hall, the 
east north, the north east, and the south east ranges are provided with 
galleries, the main entrance to which is from the rotunda. In the 
courts they occupy all four sides and are 10 feet 3 inches wide. 
Elsewhere they occur on three sides, except in the north west range, 
where only one side is so utilized. In the halls they range from 
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Floor and gallery plan. Older Museum Building. 
13 feet 6 inches to 14 feet wide, and in the ranges are 12 feet wide. 
The south east range at the gallery height is entirely built over to 
form a complete second story. Although all of the galleries were 
planned for exhibition purpose and will eventually be so employed, 
a few have been and still are used as laboratories and for the storage 
of collections. 
The floor plan, owing to the symmetry of design, makes every part 
of the exhibition space readily accessible to visitors, and communi- 
