Crowds at the Horticulture building
Dense crowds fill the plaza before the Horticulture building and the Temple of Music, with fountains and statuary.
The questionWhat would it take to build all of this for one season?
Investigate · Buffalo 1901
Pan-American Exposition - Horticulture Building and Temple of Music
1 clue in this photo
Photo: C. D. Arnold · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Same kind of clue, elsewhere
#10Twelve men and a tripod to plant one treeIf one tree took this much effort, what did the palaces take?
Carriages for scale along the north-east frontAt that scale, what did the hauling and erection really require from a horse-powered city?
Crowds give the scaleHow many stone-setters and teams would a hall like this need on the timeline recorded?
The Galerie des Machines at true scaleHow was a span that size raised for a single season?
The Court of Honor with crowdsAt this scale, what were the crew and horse counts needed for about 200 buildings in about two years?
A horse and wagon unloading cratesHow many wagon trips would it take to supply a whole fair this way?