A water view of the Electrical Group at the Chicago World's Fair. Within these flaming walls the marvels of this electrical age are presented in fascinating exhibits that dramatize progress since the great scientists & inventors Pascal, Morse, Edison & Marconi. |
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In the Circular Court of the Electrical Building, above, a fountain sends up irredescent jets of illuminated water in a series of multi-colored steps. The great building itself, in semi-circular form, surrounds the court. A group of pylons rises with a giant bas-relief panel on either side, on which figures are sculptured in such mammoth size as to suggest the enormous forces they symbolize - Energy & Light. |