Excerpt from Revised Design in Competition for Proposed Centennial Exhibition Building: For Exposition of Industry of All Nations, to Be Held in Philadelphia in 1876 First, we have abandoned altogether the use of galleries for exhibition purposes; and secondly, we have simplified the construction of the temporary portion of the building; omitting the towers and modifying the fronts so as to lessen as far as practicable, the cost of this part of the structure, consistent with a creditable appearance, and a proper adaptation to the purposes in view. The space formerly provided in the galleries has been transferred to the first floor, thereby enlarging the plan, and in this respect, perhaps, increasing the expense; but there is no doubt as to its being a decided improvement for exhibi tion purposes. In order to obtain good views of the scene below, narrow galleries have \been placed in the Memorial Hall, and in certain parts of the Temporary Buildings; but they have not been included in What would be denominated the exhibition space of the structure. The block plan Shows the general arrangement of the building, and its accessories. The portion tinted carmine, represents the Memorial Hall; and that tinted India ink, is the temporary part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.