Centennial Hall At Fair Park - Dallas
by Mountain Dreams
Title
Centennial Hall At Fair Park - Dallas
Artist
Mountain Dreams
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
Centennial Hall at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration in Dallas, Texas. Today's Centennial Hall is actually the amalgam of different buildings constructed at different times. One stage of the structure, which people called the Exposition Building, dates to 1905. The remainder was developed in 1935 and 1936 in advance of the Texas Centennial Exposition. The structure's three substantial porticoes and its monumental statues reflect the "Texanic" style architect George Dahl developed for many of the buildings constructed for the exposition. This portico includes of three female figures by Jose Martin, representing Spanish rule of what is now Texas. (The others reflect the Confederacy and the Republic of Texas.) Centennial Hall is a massive exhibition venue, offering 95,000 square feet of space for showcasing products of every shape and size during the State Fair of Texas, held on the Fair Park grounds.
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April 25th, 2016
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