= 16 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 
FLOOR SPACE. 
x8 The total amount of floor area in the main fisheries build- 
ing is 55,536 square feet ; in addition there is a gallery thirty 
feet wide, running the entire length and breadth of the struc- 
ture, and on both sides. It will be possible to satisfactorily 
.~ install upon this gallery exhibits that are not bulky or of 
great weight. The gallery space, as calculated, amounts to ; 
; 27,120 square feet. At the wall side of the gallery floor, the 
gabled roof leans somewhat and, together with the roof braces, 
affords pretty little booths, or bays, as they are sOmetimes 
called. Bays are considered the most effective arrangement 
of space for exhibits, and therefore it is a matter for congrat- 
ee ulation that the requirements of construction do not in any : 
a manner conflict with the needs of the exhibitor. 
P The southwestern quarter of thé floor space in the main 
rts building, including the corresponding gallery space overhead, 
ey: and 110° of the 135-foot circle in the angling building, from 
center to circumference, has been reserved for foreign exhib- 
2, - its. For a more detailed account of this reservation, see 
ie. ‘« Space,” under the heading of ‘‘ Foreign Exhibits.” 
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