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THE NEW UNION STATION AT PITTSBURGH, PA., AS EXECUTED

DANIEL H. BURNHAM, ARCHITECT

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What should have been an unalterable point of contact structurally and sentimentally, looks misplaced on account of the lack of skill shown in designing the pedestal.

An inspired conception, rendered with artistic elegance, is reduced to a faint echo, and the eloquence it should breathe forth is muffled by a discordant setting. The author of the Declaration of Independence; the Liberty Bell, (emphasized by allegorical figures representing Liberty, Justice, Equality, and the Brotherhood of Man) a pedestal, a speaker's stand, and a courthouse. This was the proposition, and a more symmetrical theme could not have been asked for. Had it been organically treated, these elements would have blended into a complete and harmonious picture.

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This is no artistic compromise, but the happiest arrangement of the kind we know of.

Without considering the style, it represents one of those rare compositions in which art and nature have been combined to establish a prominent point of interest inseparable to the site.

It terminates a long level walk in the rear, and a steep inclined vista in the foreground, down which the water used first in a drinking fountain falls in numberless cascades after having been used decoratively as shown above. It is a masterly composition in which every step, bench, and baluster plays a symmetrical part.

A TOURAINE GARDEN

BY WETHERILL P. TROUT

WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR

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is its greatest charm: secluded from the modern world, this old pile stands, as in bygone days, a mighty power. Its setting and surroundings are superb, and while lacking the marvelous sites of Chaumont and Amboise, yet its arrangement is unique among the palaces of Touraine.

The original structure was erected in the fifteenth century, and was planned with an open court one hundred feet square, surrounded by tall buildings on three sides, and on the fourth by a high protecting wall (since demolished), which faced the river.

In the sixteenth century the Espinay family. gained possession of the place and rebuilt many portions, but preserved the circular keep.

The pavilion on the west connecting with the main building by means of a gallery, and the beautiful little Renaissance chapel (now smarting

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