Caption

View of the colonnaded entrance arch of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Peristyle and quadriga, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate 13', photographer: Charles Dudley Arnold, Chicago, photographer: HD Higinbotham, cliché maker: anonymous, 1893, Charles Dudley Arnold, HD Higinbotham, photographer, cliché maker, North America, Illinois, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 133 mm x width 191 mm, colonnade, arch, archivolt, architecture, world fair, world exhibition, quadriga, World's Columbian Exposition, A wide stone façade with tall fluted columns and ornate capitals supports a high entablature topped by sculpted figures and a rectangular central archway with decorative reliefs and a coffered underside; statues and carved ornamentation flank the arch and sit along the balustrade above, including a group of horse-mounted figures on the raised central block; lamp posts, planters with large plants, rows of benches, and groups of people in period clothing occupy the open paved forecourt in front of the building.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_370

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Keywords

View colonnaded entrance arch World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 Peristyle quadriga page photomechanical print number Plate 13 photographer Charles Dudley Arnold HD Higinbotham cliché maker anonymous North America Illinois paper collotype photoprint height 133 mm x width 191 mm colonnade arch archivolt architecture world fair world exhibition wide stone façade tall fluted columns ornate capitals supports high entablature topped sculpted figures rectangular central archway decorative reliefs coffered underside statues carved ornamentation flank sit balustrade group horse-mounted figures raised central block lamp posts planters large plants rows benches groups people period clothing occupy open paved forecourt front building