the city of domes-第28节

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inspiration；　about　to　fly。　〃Electricity；〃　foot　on　earth；　carrying　symbol。

Eagles　repeated　on　bar；　the　entablature；　across　front　of　domes；　symbol　of　inspiration。

Coloring　in　vestibule　of　Machinery　Palace：　Finely　harmonized；　brown　and　brick…colored　walls；　orange　and　blue　ceilings；　green　lattice　work。

〃Genius　of　Creation；〃　group　before　court　leading　to　Court　of　Ages；　Daniel　Chester　French。　Spirit　above；　a　woman；　creating　life　from　shapeless　mass　of　earth　below。　Man　at　left；　courageous　and　enterprising；　woman　at　right；　timid；　hesitating。　Serpent；　symbol　of　wisdom；　coiled　about　mass。



Court　of　Mines；　Leading　to　Court　of　Ages



Coloring；　pink　walls；　pink　streamers；　by　Guerin。　Green　shell　lamp　posts；　by　McKim；　Mead　&　White；　architects。　Called　〃Pink　Alley〃　by　workmen　during　construction。

Palaces　on　sides　of　court：　to　the　north；　Mines；　to　the　south；　Varied　Industries。

Lamp　standards　against　walls；　dark　bronze；　smoked　ivory　globes；　by　Faville。

Flat　Ionic　columns；　called　pilasters；　against　walls；　by　Faville。

Figure　in　niches；　〃The　Miner；〃　by　Albert　Weinert。



Court　of　the　Ages



Court　of　Ages；　Louis　Christian　Mullgardt；　of　San　Francisco；　architect。　Most　original　of　the　courts。　Faint　influence　of　Spanish　Gothic；　Romanesque；　French；　Moorish。　Richness　and　profusion。　Suggests　evolution　of　man。

Palaces　around　court：　northeast；　Mines；　northwest；　Transportation；　southwest；　Manufactures；　southeast；　Varied　Industries；

Decorations　on　columns　of　archways　around　court；　kelp；　crabs；　lobsters；　and　other　sea　animals。　Vertical　lines　in　columns　suggest　falling　water。

Fairy　lamps；　two　in　each　archway；　delicately　designed。

〃Primitive　Man　and　Woman；〃　by　Albert　Weinert；　repeated　alternately　above　corridors　around　court。　Man；　a　hunter；　feeding　pelican。　Woman；　the　child…bearer。

Tower　at　north　entrance；　suggestive　of　French　cathedral　architecture；　massive；　but　gives　appearance　of　lightness。　One　of　the　great　successes　of　the　Exposition。

〃The　Rise　of　Civilization；〃　groups　of　sculpture　on　tower；　by　Chester　Beach。　Central　idea；　evolution；　Stone　Age；　Mediaeval　Age；　and　Present　Age。　〃Primitive　Man；〃　lowest　group；　just　above　great　reptiles　in　foreground。　Man　is　holding　child　and　protecting　mate。　〃Mediaeval　Age〃　directly　above；　Crusader　in　center；　Priest　and　Warrior　on　sides。　The　candlesticks　on　sides　of　crusader；　used　in　mediaeval　churches；　the　light　of　understanding。　On　sides　of　altar；　〃Modern　Man　and　Woman；〃　struggling　for　freedom　from　the　physical　to　the　spiritual。　〃Spirit　of　Intelligence〃　enthroned　above；　on　one　side；　child　with　book；　on　the　other　side；　child　with　wheel　of　industry。

Chanticleer；　repeated　on　highest　pinnacles　of　court；　at　level　with　altar。　Signifying　dawn　of　Christianity。

〃Thought；〃　figure　on　east　and　west　sides　of　tower。　Candlesticks　at　sides。

Design　on　upper　part　of　tower；　suggested　by　the　lily；　emblem　of　purity。

Star　clusters；　at　south　end　of　court　and　in　north　court；　by　Ryan；　modeled　from　snow　crystal；　and　deepening　the　ecclesiastical　character　of　the　court　by　suggesting　the　golden　monstrance；　shaped　like　the　rays　of　the　sun；　used　in　the　Catholic　church　and；　in　the　small　glass…covered　circle　at　the　center；　holding　the　sacred　host。

〃Water　Sprites；〃　by　Leo　Lentelli。　Girl　archers　on　top　of　columns　at　four　corners　of　central　court；　launching　arrow　at　sprites　on　base　of　columns。　Originally　designed　as　fountains。

Serpent　cauldrons；　around　pool；　designed　by　Mullgardt。

〃Fountain　of　the　Earth；〃　by　Robert　Aitken；　in　center　of　court。　Two　Parts　to　fountain；　large　central　one　with　globe　representing　earth；　surrounded　by　panels　showing　life　on　earth；　and　on　same　pedestal　to　south；　groups　representing　life　before　and　after　death。　〃Setting　Sun；〃　group　at　extreme　south　of　pool；　by　Aitken。　Man　holding　golden　ball；　Helios；　serpent；　heat　of　sun。

Figures　on　west　side　of　southern　group；　〃The　Dawn　of　Life。〃　Hand　of　Destiny　giving　life；　pointing　toward　earth；　Sleep　of　Woman　before　Birth；　the　Awakening；　Joy　of　Life；　Kiss　of　Life；　Birth。　Gap　to　central　group　represents　time　between　peopling　and　history。

Panels　around　earth；　South　Panel；　Vanity　in　center　with　handglass；　man　and　woman　with　children；　representing　Fecundity；　starting　on　earthly　journey。

West　Panel：　〃Natural　Selection；〃　women　turn　to　fittest　male；　one　rejected　suitor　angry；　other　despairing。

North　Panel：　〃Physical　Courage〃　or　〃Awakening　of　War　Spirit。〃　Two　men　fight　for　possession　of　woman　on　left。　Woman　on　right　attempts　to　draw　one　aside。

East　Panel：　〃Lesson　of　Life。〃　Old　woman　gives　counsel　to　young　man　and　woman。　Old　man　restrains　an　angry；　jealous　youth。

Right　of　south　panel；　〃Lust。〃

East　side　of　southern　group：　Greed；　looking　back　on　earth。　Faith　offering　Immortality；　symbolized　by　scarab；　to　Woman。　Figures　of　man　and　woman　sinking　back　into　oblivion；　〃Sorrow〃　and　〃Sleep。〃　Hand　of　Destiny　drawing　mortality　to　itself。

Hermae；　pillars　with　head　of　Hermes；　god　of　boundaries；　separating　panels　around　earth。

Reptilian　and　fishy　forms　above　panels　of　central　mass　of　fountain。

Corridors；　walls　red；　blue　vault　above；　arches　of　smoked　ivory；　lines　of　blue　on　wall。　Illumination　by　half…globes　in　cups　on　inner　side　of　columns。

Murals；　by　Frank　Brangwyn；　of　London；　representing　Elements。　Best　placed　of　all　murals。　At　corners　of　court　in　corridors。

Northeast　corner；　〃Fire。〃　〃Primitive　Fire；〃　figures　around　fire　nursing　it；　or　feeding　it。　〃Industrial　Fire；〃　use　of　fire　in　service　of　man。

Southeast　corner；　〃Water〃：　Fishermen　dragging　in　net；　carriers　with　baskets　on　backs；　〃The　Net。〃　Women　and　men　filling　jars　at　a　spring；　flamingoes　in　water；　luxuriant　growth；　clouds；　〃The　Fountain。〃

Southwest　corner；　〃Air〃：　Men　shooting　arrows　through　trees；　birds　in　flight；　〃The　Hunters。〃　Huge　mill；　children　flying　kites；　clouds；　grain　blown　by　wind；　〃The　Windmill。〃

Northwest　corner；　〃Earth〃：　Men　high　in　trees　and　on　ground；　〃The　Fruit　Pickers。〃　Figures　crushing　juice　out　with　feet；　group　in　front　with　wine；　〃The　Dancing　of　the　Grapes。〃

Planting　in　Court：　Tall　Italian　cypress　before　arches；　orange　trees；　balled　acacia；　denseness　of　growth　along　colonnades；　heavy　and　rank；　suggesting　tropical　flora。

Large　cauldrons；　at　side　of　steps　leading　down　to　sunken　gardens；　designed　by　Mullgardt。



North　Entrance　to　Court　of　Ages



〃Daughter　of　Neptune〃　or　〃Aquatic　Life；〃　large　female　figure　in　north　Court　of　Ages；　by　Sherry　E。　Fry。

Planting：　eucalyptus；　acacia；　laurel。



Features　that　Ought　to　be　in　Noted　by　Night



Illumination



Three　kinds　of　light　used；　white　arc　lamps；　extensively　behind　banners　and　shields　to　flood　facades　of　outer　walls　and　Court　of　Four　Seasons；　warmer　light　of　Mazda　lamps　in　clear　and　colored　globes；　and　searchlights　concealed　on　tops　of　buildings　trained　on　towers　and　on　high　groups　of　sculpture。

Lighting　scheme　and　scope　completed　long　before　buildings　were　up；　made　possible　by　advance　in　illuminating　engineering；　developed　under　name　of　science　of　lighting　and　art　of　illumination。

Chief　of　Department　of　Illumination；　Walter　D'Arcy　Ryan；　of　the　General　Electric　Company；　Schenectady；　New　York；　field　assistant；　A。　F。　Dickerson。

Ornamental　details　of　lighting　standards　and　fixtures；　designed　by　J。　W。　Gosling；　designs　made　at　Illuminating　Engineering　Laboratories；　Schenectady。

Keynote　of　lighting　scheme　…　life　and　gaiety；　without　garishness。

Lighting　kept　subordinate　to　architecture；　walks　shaded　to　throw　emphasis　on　brilliantly　lighted　facades　and　to　bring　out　architecture；　landscape　and　flowers。　Same　lighting　principle　used　throughout；　but　effect　in　different　courts　radically　different。

Area　of　surface　illuminated；　8；000；000　square　feet；　2；000；000　of　wall　surface；　and　6；000；000　of　ground　surface。

Number　of　searchlights　used：　373　arc　searchlights；　in　diameter　from　13　to　36　inches；　450　small　searchlights；　called　the　〃Mosquito　Fleet〃；　250　incandescent　projectors　for　flag　lighting。



Fillmore　Street　Entrance



South　facade　of　entrance；　outline　illumination；　with　bare　electric　lights　following　outlines　of　architecture；　used　elsewhere　only　in　Zone。

Inside　Fillmore　Street　entrance；　Zone　to　right；　brilliant　lighting；　outline　illumination；　more　or　less　refined；　exaggerated　effects　prohibited。

Zone；　element　of　festivity　in　arches　crossing　street　at　short　intervals；　ribbons　of　turkey　red　suspended　from　each　lamp　give　warmth　and　action。

Contrast　of　Zone　lights　with　illumination　in　other　parts　of　Exposition。

To　left；　Service　Building；　administration　offices；　coloring；　Pinks　and　blue；　ceiling　of　porch；　intense　blue；　deepest　used　on　grounds。

Corner　of　Avenue　of　Palms　and　Avenue　of　Progress：　lights　banners；　towers；　facades　of　buildings；　walks；　flood　lights；　spots　of　light　and　color。

Fairy…like　effect　of　Avenue　of　Palms：　towers　look　luminous；　in　early　evening　Italian　Towers　red　hot；　throbbing；　glow　stronger　than　Tower　of　Jewels；　later；　Tower　of　Jewels　most　brilliant　spot　on　avenue。

Tower　illumination；　floods　of　light　from　searchlights；　white　light　creates　shadows；　in　turn　illuminated　by　concealed　colored　light　on　various　stages；　on　Tower　of　Jewels　and　Italian　Towers。

Single　light　standards　along　Avenue　of　Palms；　light　yellow；　dull　p