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January 2, 1878
The Lamoille News
Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vermont
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Description of the massive buildings for the 1878 Paris Exposition, including a 2,200-foot main nave, parallel industrial courts for national exhibits, central art galleries, and the Trocadero Palace for human history exhibits.
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The Paris Exposition Buildings.
The buildings of the coming Paris exhibition in 1878, are the largest yet conceived for the purpose. The nave of the main building is nearly 2,200 feet long, the vista, which includes the two vestibules, is more than 2,300 feet; and each of the transepts and vestibules more than 1,100 feet. The eight industrial courts are all parallel, and are divided into two series of four each; one series being devoted to the productions of France, and the other to the rest of the exhibiting nations. In the centre of the garden between the two series are two ranges of fine art galleries. On the opposite side of the river is the Trocadero Palace, which is to be devoted to the history of man from the savage state down to the most modern appliances of science and art. It will afterward be used as a municipal museum.
The buildings of the coming Paris exhibition in 1878, are the largest yet conceived for the purpose. The nave of the main building is nearly 2,200 feet long, the vista, which includes the two vestibules, is more than 2,300 feet; and each of the transepts and vestibules more than 1,100 feet. The eight industrial courts are all parallel, and are divided into two series of four each; one series being devoted to the productions of France, and the other to the rest of the exhibiting nations. In the centre of the garden between the two series are two ranges of fine art galleries. On the opposite side of the river is the Trocadero Palace, which is to be devoted to the history of man from the savage state down to the most modern appliances of science and art. It will afterward be used as a municipal museum.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Paris Exposition
Exhibition Buildings
Trocadero Palace
Industrial Courts
Art Galleries
Human History
Where did it happen?
Paris
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Location
Paris
Event Date
1878
Story Details
The buildings for the 1878 Paris exhibition are the largest conceived, featuring a main nave nearly 2,200 feet long, transepts and vestibules over 1,100 feet, eight parallel industrial courts divided for France and other nations, central art galleries, and the Trocadero Palace across the river for exhibits on human history from savage to modern science and art, later a municipal museum.