This group certainly
belongs to the Food Products building, but it really ought to be inside,
with the flowers made of butter and the tower of raisins. The Triumph of
the Field shows a man seated, and around him a museum of ancient symbols
of agriculture, and of agricultural triumph, such as were once carried
in the annual harvest festivals. These two groups are among the most
amusing things at the Exposition; but artistically they can hardly be
said to count at all.
The Palace of Machinery
The Palace of Machinery, largest of all the structures at the
Exposition, terminates the main building axis at the East. It is
monumental in proportions, and is well suited to its purpose of housing
an immense display of machines.
Architecture
The architecture was evidently inspired by the great baths of ancient
Rome, which were similar in style, size, and detail. The scale is so
great-this is said to be the largest wooden building in the world-
that it is something of an achievement to have made the structure
anything but barn like. By the richness of the cornices and the careful
spacing of the openings the architect has made it ornamental, and has
given it a sort of noble dignity-though one hesitates to compare it
with the palaces of the central group.
The most interesting architectural bit in connection with the Palace of
Machinery is the entrance vestibule under the three central archways.
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