Suggestion of ancient ruin, intended by architect, brought out by lighting.Great shadows, deepening toward base of columns.
Contrasted colors in colonnade, from across lagoon; pink walls, dark green doors, columns silhouetted against walls.
In the Colonnade, Entering From North"Triple moonlight," bright rays across colonnade through columns, making intense shadows; when moon is shining the fainter rays cut weirdly through shadows; suggestion of moonlight coming from two directions.
Reflections in lagoon, from along colonnade, north of rotunda; West facade of walled city, with half domes of Palaces of Education and Food Products, and dim reflections of Italian towers.Changing reflections all along colonnade, and from rotunda.
Rotunda, on nights when relief illumination is used, lights on capitals of Corinthian columns; deep color effects in murals on dome.
View of palace from south across lagoon, with flood lights on rotunda and colonnade.
Avenue of PalmsQuality of light brings out color detail; fine display of flowers;massing of shrubbery at base of wall, and tall trees casting vertical shadows.
Elephant and lion fountains along south wall; colors, pink and blue;rippling of water causes light to wave.
Central doorway of Palace of Liberal Arts, rosetta or rose-window effect in semi-circular space above door; orange light through lattice work of door.
Court of PalmsCourt of Palms, illumination of towers from searchlights.Only direct light, from single white globes painted to imitate Travertine, and Roman hanging lamps around in corridors; faint red shines through from below.
Reflections in circular and rectangular pools; north, east, and west portals; the columns, the colonnades at sides of entrances, the murals above doorways; pinks, blues, reds, orange.
Murals above east, west, and north doorways, best effect at night.
Illumination at base of arches throws light on upper part of mural, shading softly and gradually down to base.
Palace of HorticultureDome of Palace of Horticulture; beams of light from concealed searchlights play through revolving lenses and color screens of green, orange, and red, fading slowly into each other in moving designs on glass dome.
Floral hanging lamps in east and north entrances; deep green of lattice work in domes above; hanging lamps along porches, pearl-white light.
South GardensFrench lighting standards, pale yellow light, hundreds of Travertined globes, soft light unique ivory color.
Clusters of lights- look like bunches of grapes.
Reflections in pools north of Young Women's Christian Association Building and Press Building Flood lights on equestrian figure in Fountain of Energy.
Court of FlowersNo searchlights, no direct illumination; suggestion of dimness and seclusion.
Italian towers, glow of light through small doors above entrances;appearance of life inside; strong strong red shadows on first lift;turquoise columns on next lift, pink background.
Lamps in corridors, Italian and Roman; translucent, dull red light.
Floral lamp standards between columns in corridors, pale yellow light.
Flood light shields at south entrance to court; too bright necessarily.
Festival HallReflection of Festival Hall in pool; Fountain of the Mermaid silhouetted against entrance window of hall; golden light through colored glass.
Warm pink illumination inside towers at corners of large dome; green coloring of dome, more effective than by day.
Blending of lines of building with planting against walls.
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