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New Orleans 1885: Mexican Pavilion.....
Situated near the south-east corner of the Main Building, the Mexican Pavilion was an octagon-shaped iron structure, seventy-eight feet across, topped by an eagle-crowned gilded dome. The entrance to the multi-colored Moorish-style building consisted of an ornate portico, with a prominent sign overhead containing the Mexican coat-of-arms and "Mexican Mining Pavilion", in gilded letters. Twenty-one large arched windows, of delicately patterned colored-glass, were located in the building's other seven walls. 
Within the pavilion were large glass display-cases, arranged in two circles, in which were placed a multitude of rare minerals and gems from each of Mexico's mineral States. Fine specimens of gold, silver, copper, iron, zinc, and lead were displayed; in addition to fine examples of jewelry, set with numerous gems and other precious stones. Beneath the dome, at the center of the pavilion, was constructed a small pyramid of precious metals; while collections of various tropical shrubs were placed beneath the colored-glass windows surrounding the building.
Situated near the south-east corner of the Main Building, the Mexican Pavilion was an octagon-shaped iron structure, seventy-eight feet across, topped by an eagle-crowned gilded dome. The entrance to the multi-colored Moorish-style building consisted of an ornate portico, with a prominent sign overhead containing the Mexican coat-of-arms and "Mexican Mining Pavilion", in gilded letters. Twenty-one large arched windows, of delicately patterned colored-glass, were located in the building's other seven walls. 
Within the pavilion were large glass display-cases, arranged in two circles, in which were placed a multitude of rare minerals and gems from each of Mexico's mineral States. Fine specimens of gold, silver, copper, iron, zinc, and lead were displayed; in addition to fine examples of jewelry, set with numerous gems and other precious stones. Beneath the dome, at the center of the pavilion, was constructed a small pyramid of precious metals; while collections of various tropical shrubs were placed beneath the colored-glass windows surrounding the building.
2 comments:
Do we know of the ultimate fate of this pavilion? Was it moved elsewhere, or was it sold for scrap? (as did the majority of the buildings and monuments built for this fair). Thank you.
The Mexican Mining Pavilion is now located in Mexico City.
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