Greece and Egypt on one ground
A second bird's-eye view shows the same grounds. The record pairs the Parthenon with a Pyramid of Memphis on that site.
The questionWhy do Greek and Egyptian forms keep turning up together at these fairs?
Investigate · Nashville 1897
Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 1897. LOC 77696328
1 clue in this photo
Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · via Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Same kind of clue, elsewhere
Medallions and arcades repeated down the naveWere these ornaments cast for 1876, or are they a standard pattern found in other halls of the era?
The Trocadéro already standing through the archHow many of these 'temporary' fair palaces were left standing for the next fair, and what was there before 1878?
Erechtheion-style caryatid porchesWhy does the same classical vocabulary turn up fair after fair, city after city?
A skyline of ornate towersWere towers like these power infrastructure first and decoration second?
The Trocadéro core reusedWhat is inside the Palais de Chaillot today?
The long-hall formula againWhy does the same long-hall plan recur from city to city, and who held the pattern?