Three-Dimensional Map Illustrating the Axes and Symmetry of Scale of the Exposition Plan

Bird's-eye views

Axes diagram was added in 2003, and is based on information found in John M. Carrère, "The Architectural Scheme," 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)

A color-coded illustration of an exposition site with labeled directional axes. A central "Main Axis (Esplanade Axis)" is marked in red, running from the foreground toward a tall tower in the distance. Two "Secondary Axis" routes are marked in blue, extending diagonally from either side of the main axis. The grounds feature buildings, fountains, waterways, and gardens arranged symmetrically.

Derived from a rendering by Murray Smith, published by Orvis and Smith, Buffalo, N.Y., [1901]. Original is from the collection of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. In Kerry S. Grant, The Rainbow City : Celebrating Light, Color and Architecture at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901, Buffalo, N.Y. : Canisius College Press, 2001.

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Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901

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