House and Garden 
EXTERIOR OF MUNICH DEPARTMENT STORE 
tecture. In this case, however, the treat¬ 
ment is pervaded by an archaeological atmos¬ 
phere suggesting the half-timbered houses 
of Mediaeval and Renaissance Munich (but 
with an entirely different system of construc¬ 
tion), while the interior is somewhat modern¬ 
ized and, indeed, shows a distinct art nou¬ 
veau feeling. On plan, the building is about 
350 by 225 feet in extent—quite as large as 
many American affairs of the same kind 
but the modest exterior treatment of the six 
storeys betrays its old world habitat. 
1 he several German architectural journals 
which come to our exchange table—notably 
the Architcktomsche Rundschau, the Zcit- 
schrift fur Bauwesen, and the magazine from 
which our present illustrations are drawn, 
Dekorative Kunst, are sure to contain text or 
illustration worthy of serious attention. Even 
in the extremest flights of the Secessionists we 
may respect the spirit of the protest, though 
we dissent from the individual expression. 
1 here is much work shown however that is 
distinctly commendable such as, for instance, 
Fritz Schumacher’s interiors or the examples 
we have illustrated. The obvious kinship 
between the Glasgow school and the younger 
German element is confirmed by the promi- 
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