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The Jewel City by Ben Macomber
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styles. It was designed by Lewis P. Hobart of San Francisco, in
collaboration with Commissioner Edmund Clifton. While it contains a
representative display of the chief products of the youngest of the
Dominions, the main exhibits are in the Palaces of Mines, Agriculture,
and Food Products.

Norway.--Norway, like Sweden and Denmark, has succeeded admirably in
reproducing its national spirit in its pavilion. The building is a long
story-and-a-half structure, in the ancient Norse style, dominated by a
beautiful tower on which is emblazoned the Norwegian coat-of-arms. The
lower floor contains three large dioramas of characteristic Norwegian
scenery, and an exhibit hall wherein are shown products of the
industries of Norway, especially her great maritime activities. As in
the case of the other two Scandinavian countries, the sons of Norway in
California built the pavilion, while the Norse Government provided the
exhibits.

Portugal.--A sign of the glorious past, when Henry the Navigator made
his country a great sea power with colonies around the globe, appears in
the knotted cable that binds Portugal's Pavilion. The fantastic
architecture of this little palace is also historically significant, for
it was adapted from that of the Cathedral of Jeronymos, the Convents of
Thomar and Batalha, and the Tower of Belem, built in celebration of
Portugal's golden age of discovery. The style is known as the Manuelino.
Antonio do Couto of Lisbon was the architect, assisted by the sculptor,
Mota Sobrinho. The building has a local significance in California,
where thousands of Portuguese have settled. In the pavilion is a display
of laces, inlaid articles and wickerwork, exhibits which are repeated in
greater variety and with other products in the Exposition palaces. The
walls are beautified with a series of very remarkable photographs of
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