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cornice on the outside being 45 feet above the 

 ground, and the interior height 70 feet. At 

 the centres of the sides are projections 416 feet 

 long, and at the centres of the ends other pro- 

 jections 216 feet long. In these projections are 

 the main entrances, which are provided with 

 arcades on the ground-floor, and central fa- 

 cades extending to the height of 90 feet. On 

 the corners of the buildings are towers 75 feet 

 high, and between these and the central projec- 

 tion there is a lower roof with the cornice 24 

 feet above the ground. The roof over the central 

 part for 184 feet square has been raised above ' 

 the surrounding portion, and at the corners of 

 this elevated portion are towers 48 feet square 

 and 120 feet high. The building is divided 

 into sections of various size, which are assigned 



to the different States and nations. The foun- 

 dations consist of piers of masonry. The su- 

 perstructure is composed of wrought-iron col- 

 umns, which support wrought-iron roof-truss- 

 es. The sides for the height of seven feet from 

 the ground are finished with brickwork in 

 panels between the columns, and above this 

 with glazed sash. The Art-Gallery is situated 

 on the " Lansdowne Plateau," north of the 

 main building, 116 feet above the Schuylkill. 

 The structure is in the modern Renaissance 

 style, and is built of granite, glass, and iron. 

 It is 365 feet long, 210 wide, and 59 high, 

 above a spacious basement 12 feet high, and is 

 surmounted by a dome rising 150 feet above 

 the ground. The dome terminates in a colos- 

 sal bell, from which the figure of America 



FINE-ART GALLERY. 



rises, and at each corner of its base stands a 

 colossal figure. The Machinery Building is 

 west of the main Exhibition Building, and con- 

 sists of a main hall 360 by 1,402 feet, and an an- 

 nex on the south side 208 by 210 feet, the whole 

 covering 12.82 acres. The Horticultural Build- 

 ing, situated on the plateau north of the Art- 

 Gallery, is in the Moresque style of architecture 

 of the twelfth century, and is built principally 

 of iron and glass; it is 383 feet long, 193 wide, 

 and 72 high to the top of the lantern. The 

 main floor is occupied by the Central Conserva- 

 tory, 230 by 80 feet and 55 feet high, sur- 

 mounted by a lantern 170 feet long, 20 wide, 

 and 14 high. On the north and south sides 

 of the Central Conservatory are four forcing- 

 rooms, each 100 by 30 feet, covered with 

 curved roofs of iron and glass. The Agricultu- 

 ral Building is north of the Horticultural Build- 

 ing, and is constructed of wood and glass. It 

 consists of a nave crossed by three transepts, 

 both nave and transepts being composed of 

 Gothic arches. The nave is 820 feet long, 125 

 wide, and 75 high from the floor to the point 

 of the arch. The central transept is of the 



same height, and has a breadth of 100 feet, the 

 two end transepts being 70 feet high and 

 80 feet wide. The ground-plan of the entire 

 structure is a parallelogram 540 by 820 feet, 

 covering more than 10 acres. The entire cost 

 of the five buildings is about $4,500,000. . (For 

 an illustration of the Centennial grounds and 

 buildings, see EXPOSITION, CENTENNIAL.) 



There are many cemeteries in the city, beau- 

 tifully laid out, ornamented with trees, flowers, 

 and shrubbery, and containing numerous hand- 

 some monuments. The principal one is Laurel 

 Hill, established in 1835, occupying a slope on 

 the east -bank of the Schuylkill, adjoining the 

 upper part of Fairmount Park; it embraces 

 nearly 200 acres, and is divided into three sec- 

 tions, called North, South, and Central Laurel 

 Hill. West Laurel Hill Cemetery, incorporated 

 in 1869, is situated a short distance farther up 

 on the west bank of the Schuylkill, within the 

 limits of Montgomery County ; it contains 110 

 acres. Other cemeteries are Mount Peace and 

 Mount Vernon, near Laurel Hill ; Glenwood, 

 Odd-Fellows', and Monument, southeast of 

 these ; and. Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Mount 



