Page 10 - HP3A 008 The St. Louis World's Fair

All of the palaces and buildings

created for the fair were only meant

to be temporary as it was agreed

that the park was to be restored

to its original state once the fair

was over. So these buildings were

mostly constructed out of staff,

a mixture of plaster, cement, and

hemp fiber. Due to the nature of

these temporary materials, the

buildings would start to wear

down over time and were repaired

and replastered when needed over

the course of the fair. However,