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storey large cisterns for the purpose of always having at hand 
a considerable storage of water in case of fire. On the 
western side of the building, where it is intended that the 
Zoological collection shall be placed, the ornamentation of the 
terra-cotta (which will be found very varied both within and 
without the building) has been based exclusively on living 
organisms. On the east side, where Geology and Palaeontology 
find a home, the terra-cotta ornamentation has been derived 
from extinct specimens. 
" The Museum is the largest, if not, indeed, the only, modern 
building in which terra-cotta has been exclusively used for 
external fapades and interior wall-surfaces, including all the 
varied decoration which this involves." 
Gardens. The gardens which surround the Museum on the south, east, 
and west sides are open to the public whenever the Museum 
itself is open, under certain regulations which are posted at the 
entrance gates. 
