Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institut - View this location on map Constructed between 1879 and 1881, this is the nation s best-preserved example of 19th-century world s fair or exposition-type architecture. Built to house the international exhibits left over from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, it reflects the three principal requirements of this architectural type: to enclose a very large area, to present a tasteful, dramatic, and pleasing exterior, and to employ inexpensive construction technology. The architects were Cluss & Schulze. 900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington , DC Historical

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