Administration Avenue
West wall, magnificent; facing Palace of Fine Arts, broken by Aisle of Spring, and two large Roman half-domes in Palace of Food Products and Palace of Education.
Palaces facing avenue: from north to south, Food Products and Education; across lagoon, Fine Arts.
Greenery and niches in pink and blue prevent wall from being monotonous.
“Dome of Plenty,” in Palace of Food Products, harmonizes with half-dome in Court of Four Seasons.
Fountain in dome; elaborate; Sienna design.
Man with oak wreath, repeated eight times above columns in portal representing strength, by Earl Cummings.
Great columns of imitation Sienna on either side of portal, surmounted by “Physical Vigor,” by Ralph Stackpole.
Niches along wall, archaeological figures, by Charles Harley, of Philadelphia. “Triumph of the Field,” man with harvest symbols, alternating with “Abundance,” woman with horn of plenty.
Half-dome of Palace of Education, “Dome of Philosophy.” Architecture as in “Dome of Plenty.” Charm of background, ornamented ceiling, Corinthian columns with acanthus leaves.
Over doorways, beautiful use of stained glass.
Female figure repeated eight times above inner columns, by Albert Weinert; carries books; “Ex Libris,” representing education.
Statue by Stackpole surmounting Sienna columns, reversed duplicate of figure before “Dome of Plenty,” with different name, “Thought.” Really represents vigorous man thinking.
Figures in niches repeated.
Roman fountain, “Dome of Philosophy,” by Faville; simplest and one of the most beautiful of the fountains on grounds. Suggested by fountains in Sienna and Ravenna.