Above: an illustration of the interior of the fairground's Horticultural Hall from Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the Centennial Exhibition. 
Above: the observation towers set up for people to gaze at the park from on high.
Below: Two 'bird's eye views" of the official fairgrounds, showing the city of Philadelphia in the distance.
Below: the July 4th 1876 celebration at the former "Pennsylvania State House" - which was then the Philadelphia City Hall. Only later would it be renamed "Independence Hall."
Above, the Torch of Lady Liberty, on display at the Exposition - and an illustration of the "Siege of Paris" structure.
Below, the September fire that destroyed Shantytown. Note the cylindrical "Siege of Paris" building was not part of the conflagration.
Horticultural Hall on the Fairgrounds - not to be confused with the OTHER 'Horticultural Hall' in central Philadelphia. Note the 'Moorish' design elements.
Several other examples of the exotic Moorish design of that era. (1) the Alhambra Theatre in London, (2) The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on North Broad Street, and (3) Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace and Summer Theatre on South Broad.
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Below, the Alhambra transformed into the Broad Street Theatre in later years:
Photos and Images for "The Ghost Theaters of Callowhill Street" - Episode 124
