TAILIEUCHUNG - The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition

International Expositions are independent kingdoms in their corporate relation with other countries of the world. They are phantom kingdoms wherein the people do everything but sleep. They germinate and grow with phenomenal energy. Their existence is established without conquest and their magic growth is similar to the mushroom and the moonflower; they vanish like setting suns in their own radiance. Thousands of neophytes of every race, creed and color come with willing hearts and hands to do homage and bear manna to nourish the sinews of a phantom kingdom. . | The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful of the Architectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition With an Introduction by Louis Christian Mullgardt . Architect of the Court of Ages Member of the Architectural Commission of the Exposition 1915 San Francisco The courtesy of the Cardinell-Vincent Company official photographers of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of granting permission to reproduce the selection of official photographs appearing in this volume is gratefully acknowledged To the spirit of Community Loyalty by which greatest results are accomplished. To generous Collective Energy which unites the world s people in universal kindliness. To the wholesome people of our San Francisco whose united efforts unconsciously disproved the impossible this book is affectionately dedicated. L. C. M. Reflection International Expositions are independent kingdoms in their corporate relation with other countries of the world. They are phantom kingdoms wherein the people do everything but sleep. They germinate and grow with phenomenal energy. Their existence is established without conquest and their magic growth is similar to the mushroom and the moonflower they vanish like setting suns in their own radiance. Thousands of neophytes of every race creed and color come with willing hearts and hands to do homage and bear manna to nourish the sinews of a phantom kingdom. The National Constitution of phantom kingdoms commands that the Spirit of beauty refinement education culture and frolic shall govern. The result is that they contain many palaces and shrines decorated with sculpture and painting and that the earth is studded with fountains and pools within tropical gardens. Such a Kingdom exists within a wonderful valley bordering on a great sea. It is surrounded by high velvet hills of fine contour and by many real cities. As the people look down on this phantom kingdom from .

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