Plaza

Architecture--New York(State)--Buffalo

Buffalo(N.Y.)--Buildingsstructuresetc

On Exposition Grounds

Exterior views

A drawing showing a partial view of the plaza.

A view of the main plaza at the Pan-American Exposition featuring a circular bandstand with a domed roof at the center, surrounded by decorative balustrades, stairways, and arranged seating. The surrounding architecture includes large exhibition buildings with domes, towers, arches, and elaborate ornamentation. Flags fly atop several structures, and visitors are seen walking and sitting around the open area.

Text quoted directly from the Art Hand-Book, Official Handbook of Architecture and Sculpture and Art Catalogue to the Pan-American Exposition. Ed. David Gray. Buffalo, N.Y.: David Gray, 1901. (http://bit.ly/JKxGuD) Sources of the images are noted with each.

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Architectural drawings

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Pan-American Exposition--(1901:BuffaloN.Y.)--Plaza

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901

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