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,,world',s ,,fair  ,an ,elaborate       
,collection of ,colored ,views          
,published with the ,endorsement and    
,approval of ,george ,r4 ,davis1        
,director-,general of the ,world's      
,columbian ,exposition4  ,comprising    
,illustrations of the ,greatest         
,features of ,the ,world's ,columbian   
,exposition and ,midway ,plaisance      
,architectural1 ,artistic1 ,historical1 
,scenic and ,ethnological4  ,the        
,magnificent ,water and ,landscape      
,effects and ,charming ,vistas ,made    
,realistic by ,authentic ,reproduction  
in ,all of the ,colors of ,nature and   
,art4  ,under the direction of the      
celebrated ,landscape ,artist1 ,john ,r4

 ,key4 ,from ,photographs made by       
authority of the ,director-,general1 for
 the ,united ,states ,government1 and by
 ,special ,artists ,employed ,expressly 
for this work4  ,each ,view ,accompanied
 by a ,graphic and ,accurate            
,description4        ,published by ,w4  
,b4 ,conkey ,company1 ,official         
,publishers of the ,world's ,columbian  
,exposition ,catalogue1 etc4 ,chicago   
,copyright1 #ahid4 ,w4 ,b4 ,conkey      
,company4 ,all ,rights ,reserved4 ,this 
work being fully protected by copyright1
 any infringement will be prosecuted to 
the fullest extent of the law4          
,,introduction4  ,the publishers of     
,picturesque ,world's ,fair1 in         
presenting these exquisite views1 feel  
justified in congratulating themselves  
upon the success that has attended their
 efforts to place within the reach of   
all classes of people an artistic       
realistic reproduction of the great     
,exposition4 ,not only do the publishers
 feel gratulation in their own behalf1  

but they believe that through the       
perfection of the printers' art1 by     
means of the application of labor-saving
 machinery1 and through the enterprise  
of the progressive press of the ,united 
,states1 a work so rare1 so interesting1
 so accurate and so invaluable1 at so   
insignificant an expense1 will be a     
benefaction to all classes of people4   
,that the handsomely colored views      
contained in this volume1 true in every 
respect to the design of the decorator  
and the unrivaled charm of nature1 have 
received the most enthusiastic          
indorsement of the ,director-,general1  
the ,executive ,officer of the          
,exposition1 who from the beginning to  
the close was its center figure and its 
controlling and guiding force1 affords  
the publishers little opportunity for   
comment upon the pictorial features of  
this work4 ,no production of a similar  
character has received the sanction of  
the ,director-,general2 no enterprise of
 a contemporaneous period has received a

 higher compliment4  ,accompanying the  
views will be found a brief but vivid   
description of the buildings2 their     
contents and the environments1 together 
with much condensed valuable sympathetic
 information4 ,in fact1 it has been the 
intention of the publishers to present  
to the public a review and pictorial    
presentation of the great ,fair that    
will rejoice and refresh those who had  
the good fortune to be among its        
visitors1 and impart satisfactory       
reproduction in line and letter1 that   
will in a great measure compensate those
 whose unavoidable absence would perhaps
 without this work have debarred them   
from an intimate and intelligent        
appreciation of the ,exposition's       
manifold wonders4  ,standing upon the   
little ,spanish ,caravel1 the ,santa    
,maria1 so small a craft as to seem a   
vessel in miniature1 and looking above1 
about and beyond the mooring1 it was    
impossible to realize that the grandeur1
 the brilliancy and the sweeping        

proportions of the ,columbian           
,exposition were inspired and produced  
by the commemoration of the great event 
this little ship1 by the guiding hand of
 the great ,navigator1 was the          
instrumentality in achieving4 ,as the   
success of the voyage of a ,genoese     
sailor marked the era of endless and    
boundless advance of civilization1 so   
the commemorative ,exposition will for  
all time stand as an epochful event1    
glorious in its effect upon this        
generation1 and momentous in its        
influence upon those to follow4  ,as    
these beautiful and expressive          
illustrations set forth the greatness of
 the ,exposition in the full blast of   
achievement1 they must call into        
grateful remembrance the thousands who  
in humble1 but no half-hearted way have 
done their share in the mighty task of  
its preparation2 the tiller of the soil 
who sent from every clime the yellow    
grain2 the nurserymen who from every    
sunny slope have given the richest      

product of the tree and vine2 the miner 
in every mountain who has wrested       
tribute from the treasure vaults of     
nature to delight the wondering visitor4
 ,the worker in the forest2 the worker  
in the mill who have sent the product of
 the axe and the loom2 the fisherman who
 seined and hooked in the depths of the 
sea2 the inventor1 the mechanic1 the    
artisan and artist1 all with            
incomparable energy and skill gave their
 full measure to this colossal          
testimonial of the prodigality of nature
 and the genius of mankind4  ,let us be 
ever mindful1 too1 of the great         
influences of and for good that have    
found their source and inspiration in   
this great ,exposition4 ,the fellowship 
and sympathy established within these   
grounds among all people1 of all        
classes1 from all lands1 are indeed     
significant of the day not far distant  
when peace and good-will throughout all 
the world shall be as common a portion  
of every man's heritage as the air he   

breathes4 ,in how far the great truths  
to be drawn from this ,fair may         
influence the future of other people1   
either in an individual or political    
sense1 it would be difficult to hazard  
an opinion4 ,doubtless1 too1 within the 
life of the present generation1 the     
uplifting influence of this ,exposition 
will become manifest among many1 and the
 broadening civilization growing from it
 be emphatically felt in every land4 ,to
 our own homogeneous people1 the good   
has already begun4 ,they have caught the
 inspiration from this monument of art  
and industry1 and as they extend it over
 the face of this progressive and       
ambitious country enlightenment will be 
spread broadcast and a yet higher       
standard of knowledge and beauty be     
established among our people4           
,illustration3 ,,the ,,court ,,of       
,,honor ,,by ,,moonlight4  ,,the ,,court
 ,,of ,,honor ,,by ,,moonlight4--,of all
 the magnificent spectacles the         
,columbian ,exposition afforded the view

 of the ,court of ,honor by moonlight   
seems1 by common consent1 to be accorded
 the first place4 ,the effect of        
wonderful lights upon the glorious white
 buildings and on the waters1 the       
electric flashes through the air1 the   
sky scene made more beautiful1 if       
possible1 by the addition of the        
beauties below1 the passage of gondolas 
and launches with their merry parties   
slipping through light and shade1 the   
gleaming and shifting splendor of the   
fountains1 the sensuous music filling   
the air1 all combined to make such a    
scene one unsurpassable and likely to be
 unforgotten4 ,the view given above is  
from the east end of the ,grand ,basin  
with the statue of ,the ,republic in the
 immediate foreground and the           
,administration ,building in the        
distance4 ,above a full moon with a few 
fleecy clouds which neither obscure her 
nor the myriads of stars add to the     
charms of the particular night4 ,from   
the ,manufactures ,building on the right

 a blaze of electric glory makes        
wonderful lights and shades upon the    
,agricultural ,building to the south and
 brings out statuary and architectural  
features in white relief4 ,at the west  
end of the basin the fountains are in   
full play and their bright colors are   
but varied by the band of white light   
between4 ,the water lies like a silken  
carpet4 ,it is a dream picture--no other
 term will fit it--and it is true to the
 scene as it appeared4 ,a wonderful     
thing was the ,court of ,honor at night1
 something hardly even imagined before1 
unless as a picture in a fairy tale or  
in some oriental story4 ,but it was a   
reality4   ,illustration3 ,,the ,,mining
 ,,building4  ,,the ,,mining            
,,building4--,this imposing facade      
illustrates the massive and graceful    
proportions of the ,mining ,building4   
,the grand central arch1 one hundred    
feet high1 and the domed pavilions at   
either corner are supported by heavy    
pilasters of granitoid blocks1          

suggestive of great solidity4 ,the lofty
 bays1 the recessed balcony with        
pillared support1 the elaborate frieze1 
the architectural reliefs1 the bannered 
flagstaffs1 give the finishing touch of 
beauty to simple strength4 ,the great   
floor space is seven hundred by three   
hundred and fifty feet m area including 
a space of five and one-half acres4 ,the
 dome of ,administration1 in the rear1  
and the towers of ,electricity to the   
left1 give an exalted sky relief and    
indicate the relation of this to the    
other edifices of the ,central court4   
,at the left appears the verdure of the 
water-bound and wooded islands--the     
centerpiece of the ,exposition          
landscape4 ,the continuous fringe of    
green at the water's edge is broken by  
the pedestals of the statuary in the    
immediate foreground4 ,the projecting   
cornice above the horse is all that is  
visible of the ,golden ,door to the     
,transportation ,building4 ,the         
equestrian groups are fitting           

accessories of the scene4 ,their        
spirited energy and the expressive1     
life-like attitudes of horses and riders
 won the praise of eminent sculptors4   
,the frontier and mountain life they    
represent is intimately associated with 
the development of the industry to which
 the great edifice in front1 with its   
abundant wealth of mineral1 ore and     
metal is dedicated4   ,illustration3    
,,the ,,golden ,,door4  ,,the ,,golden  
,,door4--,the main portal of the        
,transportation ,building1 because of   
its strikingly attractive features both 
of design and coloring1 became known as 
,the ,golden ,door1 and certainly       
deserved the admiring title given it by 
the public4 ,the ,transportation        
,building1 as a whole1 was a complete   
departure in style and hue from the     
great mass of structures which gave the 
,white ,city its name1 and its greatest 
entrance was its most novel and         
beautiful part4 ,it was1 beyond         
question1 the chief illustration at the 

,world's ,fair of what can be done in   
architecture by combining exquisite     
reliefs with oriental richness of       
painting1 though in the decoration of   
entrances architects and artists had    
lavished all their genius and invention4
 ,the doorway is an arch1 or1 more      
properly speaking1 a quintuple arch1 the
 five blending into a whole elaborately 
ornamented and embellished with delicate
 bas-reliefs4 ,the combined arches form 
a semi-circular environment for a       
symbolical mural painting in the        
background and just above the entrance  
proper4 ,the impression is thus produced
 of a picture gorgeously framed1 and    
this effect is further enhanced by a    
square1 treated in a similar manner to  
the arches1 and joining the peripheries 
of the exterior one4 ,this remarkable   
portal was painted a pea-green and the  
bas-relief was overlaid with silver     
leaf1 the result being something        
dazzling in the extreme4 ,not merely    
because of its richness and originality1

 but because of the lesson it taught by 
comparison with less florid though      
grander styles the ,golden ,doorway was 
certainly among the most notable        
architectural features shown4           
,illustration3 ,,chicago ,,day ,,at     
,,the ,,exposition1 ,,october #i1 #ahic4
  ,on the night of ,october #i1 #ahga1  
the ,city of ,chicago was destroyed by  
fire1 the devastation being so great as 
to excite the sympathy of the whole     
civilized world4 ,where had been a      
flourishing city was but a great expanse
 of smoking ruins4 ,so complete was the 
destruction that the task of rebuilding 
seemed an impossible one4 ,it was the   
greatest fire in history4  ,october #i1 
#ahic1 was ,chicago ,day at the ,world's
 ,columbian ,exposition1 the day        
selected to do honor to the city in     
which the great ,fair was held4 ,the    
view above given1 showing a part of the 
throng in the ,court of ,honor1 tells a 
portion of the story4 ,more than seven  
hundred and fifty-one thousand people   

assembled on the grounds6 ,it was the   
greatest gathering in history4          
,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,wooded      
,,island4  ,,on ,,the ,,wooded          
,,island4--,without the ,wooded ,island1
 with its touch of the country1 its     
wonderful flowers and shrubbery and     
winding walks1 and cosy nooks and quaint
 ,japanese houses of the past1 the ,fair
 would have lacked one of its most      
refreshing and interesting features4    
,charming alike to the naturalist1 the  
couples who liked to wander by          
themselves1 the student or the mere     
lover of the beautiful1 was the island  
which added such variety to the scenery 
of the vast inclosure4 ,the flora1      
transplanted from a thousand different  
and distant places1 seemed to thrive    
here as at home1 and nature seemed      
assisting man to make the whole as      
nearly a perfect thing as possible4 ,and
 man certainly did his own part         
exceedingly well4 ,he utilized what     
nature gave to the greatest advantage   

and added numerous improvements of his  
own which were in admirable taste4 ,the 
view which appears above is but a bit1  
just the extreme southern end of the    
island where it is connected with the   
mainland by a tasteful bridge4 ,there   
appears the broad way leading up to the 
,administration ,building directly in   
front1 with the ,electricity ,building  
showing partly on the left and a corner 
of the ,mining ,building on the right4  
,the very spirit of the island's        
atmosphere is caught in the             
illustration1 the flowers1 the          
shrubbery1 the sturdy trees and the     
fairy lamps which gave such brilliancy  
to the night scene1 are all depicted    
just as they were4 ,the spot was one of 
the most charming on the ,island4       
,illustration3 ,,the ,,art ,,palace4    
,,the ,,art ,,palace4--,no structure    
among the many which made up the ,white 
,city commanded more universal          
admiration than did the ,art ,palace1   
wherein were displayed the triumphs of  

artists from all over the world4 ,it was
 a fitting receptacle for its marvelous 
displays4 ,the style of architecture    
adapted in the building was of the      
,grecian-,ionic order and the blending  
and adaptation of what was most perfect 
in the past was such as to secure an    
effect1 if not in the exact sense       
original1 at least of great harmony and 
grandeur4 ,the area of the main         
structure is three hundred and twenty by
 five hundred feet4 ,it is intersected  
by a nave with a transept one hundred   
feet wide and seventy feet high1 and a  
central dome sixty feet wide and one    
hundred feet high surmounted by a winged
 figure of ,victory4 ,the main structure
 is surrounded by a gallery forty feet  
in width4 ,it has two annexes one       
hundred and twenty by two hundred feet  
in dimensions1 each with exterior       
colonnades4 ,because of the enormous    
value of the statues and paintings      
exhibited--the buildings' contents were 
estimated to be worth five million      

dollars--it was necessary to make the   
,art ,palace fire-proof and it was so   
built1 at a cost of six hundred thousand
 dollars4 ,it so remains a permanent    
structure and is now occupied by the    
,field ,columbian ,museum1 one of the   
great ,fair's heritages to the public4  
,the view of the building from the      
lagoon on the south1 from the broad     
highway on the north and the areas of   
lawn in other directions are such as to 
afford a just idea of its excelling     
beauty4 ,it stands today without peer a 
triumph of architecture4                
,illustration3 ,,the ,,manufactures     
,,and ,,liberal ,,arts ,,building4      
,,the ,,manufactures ,,and ,,liberal    
,,arts ,,building4--,ranking in popular 
estimation as one of the greatest       
wonders of the ,fair1 the ,manufactures 
,building compelled the astonishment and
 admiration of the artists and          
architects of the world as well4 ,the   
largest building in area ever erected   
under one roof it has yet been          

recognized as a triumph artistically not
 less than as a marvel of daring in     
construction4 ,in describing the mammoth
 structure1 which rises in the          
illustration above and beyond the       
,wooded ,island1 figures become almost  
poetry1 so striking are they in         
character4 ,the building covers an area 
of nearly thirty-two acres1 and the     
interior1 with the galleries1 had an    
exhibiting space of nearly forty-four   
acres ,the height of the roof truss over
 the central line was two hundred and   
twelve feet nine inches1 and its span   
three hundred and fifty-four feet in the
 clear4 ,the building was four times as 
large as the old ,roman ,colosseum1     
which seated eighty thousand people1 and
 its great central hall1 a single room  
without a supporting pillar1 could seat 
three hundred thousand persons4 ,the    
height of the exterior walls was        
sixty-six feet and the grand entrances  
in each facade are eighty feet in height
 by forty in width4 ,the structure was  

of the ,corinthian order of             
architecture1 was rectangular in form1  
and the classic severity of its style   
was relieved by the corner pavilions and
 elaborate and appropriate              
ornamentation4 ,its cost was #a1gjj1jjj 
and #ag1jjj1jjj feet of lumber1         
#ab1jjj1jjj pounds of steel and         
#b1jjj1jjj pounds of iron were used in  
its construction4   ,illustration3      
,,interior ,,of ,,manufactures          
,,building4  ,,interior ,,of            
,,manufactures ,,building4--,very like a
 great city by itself was the interior  
of the ,manufactures ,building1 with its
 forty-four acres of exhibiting         
space--space which was not enough1 great
 as it was for what the world demanded1 
with its broad avenues1 its scores and  
scores of galleries1 its wonderful      
exhibits and its teeming population4    
,never under one roof before was        
collected such an enormous display of   
what human industry and ingenuity can   
produce2 never was made such an         

exhibition of what has been accomplished
 in productive art4 ,the mammoth        
proportions of the building on the      
outside impressed all beholders but     
hardly prepared them for the effect upon
 them when within4 ,it was many things  
in one2 a magnificent showing of the    
beautiful and useful1 a city doing      
business1 a promenade for hundreds of   
thousands1 a great entity which seemed  
almost as if separate from the remainder
 of the ,exposition4 ,the view given is 
from the height of the gallery and down 
,columbia avenue1 the great             
thoroughfare1 fifty feet in width1      
extending through the building north and
 south being so designated4 ,an avenue  
of equal width crossed the center of the
 structure from east to west4 ,in the   
foreground may be seen displays from    
,switzerland1 ,norway1 ,denmark ,canada1
 ,great ,britain1 ,france and ,belgium4 
,in the distance just in the center of  
the building may be seen the great      
clock1 so that the view is really one of

 half the extent of ,columbia avenue1   
and the general effect of the great     
central arch of the building the throngs
 are lacking1 this admirable view being 
taken in the early morning4             
,illustration3 ,,grand ,,arch ,,of ,,the
 ,,peristyle4  ,,grand ,,arch ,,of ,,the
 ,,peristyle4--,in the memory of        
millions of people the grand colonnade  
or ,peristyle1 which reared itself      
between the great eastern basin and     
,lake ,michigan1 will remain as the most
 beautiful inanimate object upon which  
their eyes ever rested4 ,the ,peristyle 
was in the purest ,phidian style1 was   
five hundred feet in length and fifty   
feet in height1 connecting the ,casino  
and ,music ,hall4 ,the ,corinthian      
columns represented the different       
,states and ,territories4 ,along the top
 of the ,peristyle appeared eighty-five 
allegorical figures all in heroic       
proportions4 ,at the center the         
colonnade was broken by a vast triumphal
 arch supporting the famous group known 

as the ,columbus ,quadriga4 ,here the   
,discoverer was represented in a chariot
 drawn by four horses led by women1 with
 heralds riding beside them4 ,columbus  
leaned on a jeweled sword1 his head was 
thrown back1 and the expression on his  
face was that of a man who had conquered
 all obstacles at last4 ,the figure was 
fourteen feet in height4 ,the whole     
group was full of life and vigor4 ,well 
executed groups on the pedestals of the 
arch represented the genius of          
,navigation4 ,the feature was but one of
 many of the glorious ,peristyle1 one of
 the artistic triumphs of the ,fair4    
,its cost was two hundred thousand      
dollars4 ,on the evening of ,january #h1
 #ahid1 the ,casino1 ,music ,hall and   
the entire ,peristyle were totally      
destroyed by fire4 ,of the host who     
witnessed the scene hundreds were in    
tears at the destruction of a thing so  
majestic and beautiful4   ,illustration3
 ,,the ,,electric ,,fountains4  ,,the   
,,electric ,,fountains4--,the ,electric 

,fountains1 one on each side of the     
famous ,macmonnies ,fountain1 at the    
west end of the ,court of ,honor1 added 
greatly to the beauty of the night      
scene1 and always when playing attracted
 thousands to their vicinity4 ,when     
quiescent1 all that could be seen of the
 fountains was the multitude of pipes   
arranged within the rocky basin4 ,at    
night1 however1 there came a sudden     
activity1 and from the pipes leaped high
 in the air great streams of water      
glittering with the hues of the rainbow 
and falling back in a cataract to the   
basin where the turbulent mass of color 
bubbled and tossed and overflowed with  
dazzling effect4 ,the fountains exceeded
 in magnitude and beauty anything of the
 sort ever constructed1 the basins being
 sixty feet in diameter and pierced for 
three hundred and four jets1 the water  
from which ascended to a height of one  
hundred and fifty feet4 ,the brilliant  
effects were produced by concealed      
lights1 the charm of mystery being thus 

added to the illusion4 ,the entire      
apparatus was controlled by electric    
signals from the dome of ,machinery     
,hall1 where the different lights were  
applied and the transmission from one to
 another controlled at will4 ,the       
illumination was by thirty-eight arc    
lights of one hundred amperes1 each     
requiring nearly one thousand           
horse-power in operation4 ,the jets were
 arranged in circles and the effect was 
the climax of success for this beautiful
 modern device4   ,illustration3 ,,the  
,,german ,,building4  ,,the ,,german    
,,building4--,making a fine showing in  
nearly all departments of the ,columbian
 ,exposition the ,german ,empire        
excelled in its official building4      
,facing the lake1 where its character   
could be fully appreciated1 the         
structure compelled the unstinted       
admiration of the visiting world4 ,the  
ground area occupied was one hundred and
 fifty by one hundred and seventy-five  
feet and the cupola rose to the height  

of one hundred and fifty feet1 the total
 cost of the building being a quarter of
 a million dollars2 but it was not its  
dimensions nor cost1 but the novelty and
 charm of its form and coloring which   
attracted attention4 ,it was a poetical 
edifice1 one telling1 in a way1 the     
story of the ,fatherland1 with a        
richness of coloring and ornament which 
was as historically and artistically    
correct as it was picturesque4 ,in the  
belfry was a chime of bells1 with the   
sweet sounds of which visitors to the   
,fair became familiar1 and which1 after 
the ,exposition's close1 were returned  
to the ,church of ,mercy1 in ,berlin4   
,the main portion of the interior was in
 simulation of a chapel1 its furnishings
 corresponding with the idea1 while     
apart from this a host of historical and
 charming objects increased the merit of
 the interior4 ,there were valuable     
displays of books1 and the visitor could
 gain in this building information of   
the greatest interest4 ,the structure   

was solidly built and may remain a      
permanent feature of the park4          
,illustration3 ,a ,,view ,,in ,,midway  
,,plaisance4  ,a ,,view ,,in ,,midway   
,,plaisance4--,a city in itself was the 
,midway1 picturesque certainly1 and     
educational as well1 however            
meretricious some of its droll features4
 ,it was the playground of the multitude
 and they learned much while they ate1  
drank1 stared and were merry4 ,the view 
above presented is from a point about   
the center of the west half of the      
,plaisance and a little west of the     
,ferris ,wheel4 ,on the right appear the
 fronts of ,old ,vienna and on the left 
the entrance to the ,chinese ,village   
and ,theatre1 the difference in styles  
of architecture affording a striking    
contrast4 ,still further on the left    
rises the front of the panorama of the  
volcano of ,kilaueau1 and in the remote 
distance may be dimly perceived the     
domes of the great buildings of the     
,exposition proper4 ,the particular     

locality represented in this            
illustration was one exceedingly popular
 with visitors1 and the number of people
 appearing in the broad thoroughfare at 
the time the photograph was taken is by 
no means up to the standard of crowded  
days at the ,fair4 ,the three or four   
attractions here grouped together always
 commanded their laughing great         
constituency4 ,from ,pekin to ,vienna is
 a far cry1 and from thence into space  
on the wings of an ,american inventor is
 another remarkable bit of travel1 but  
hundreds of thousands of people made the
 journey within the limit of an hour or 
so4 ,the view1 it need not be said to   
the observer1 is an admirable one1 the  
familiar fronts being reproduced with a 
fidelity which speaks for itself4       
,illustration3 ,,statue ,,of ,,the      
,,republic4  ,,statue ,,of ,,the        
,,republic4--,the one figure intended to
 be symbolical and representative of the
 ,fair1 as a whole1 was the gigantic    
statue of ,the ,republic1 at the eastern

 end of the waterway in the ,court of   
,honor4 ,a figure1 the total height of  
which from the water was one hundred    
feet1 it stood grand1 majestic and      
kindly1 a fitting idealization of the   
nation1 the world's hostess for the     
time4 ,the statue proper was sixty-five 
feet in height above the massive        
pedestal and was the largest ever made  
in ,america4 ,it was modeled after the  
,phidian style1 with simple1 flowing    
garments1 the bust covered with an      
armored shield and arms upraised1 one   
hand upholding a globe upon which was   
perched an eagle1 indicative of         
,america's invitation to the world2 the 
other sustaining a staff surmounted by a
 liberty cap4 ,the arms were bare1 the  
hair was arranged after the ,grecian    
fashion and the head was crowned with   
laurel4 ,the distance from the chin to  
the top of the head was fifteen feet1   
and the arms were thirty feet long4 ,the
 interior of the statue was ascended by 
a stairway1 and the man who attended to 

the electric light1 by which the crown  
was illuminated1 climbed up a ladder    
through the neck4 ,the magnificent      
figure was gilded and was a striking    
object in its commanding position4 ,it  
became popularly known as ,the ,golden  
,statue4