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by  Torrigiano  or  his  pupils.  They  still  show  tbe  marks  of
the  modelling  tool.  Terra-cotta,  like  bricks  and  tiles,  is
practically  indestructible  by  ordinary  agencies,  and  this  quality
  alone  should  commend  it  particularly  for  fine  Ornaments,
capitals,  bas-reliefs,  cornices,  window-caps,  etc.  It  is  admirably
  adapted  for,  and  is  chiefly  used  in,  combination  with
brick.  Examples  abound  in  the  chief  cities  ol  Europe,
notably  in  the  modern  public  buildings  of  London,  Berlin
and  Vienna.  The  Royal  Albert  Hall  and  the  South  Kensington
  Museum  in  London  are  familiär.  It  is  now  largely  used
in  Vienna  for  decoration,  especially  for  figures,  balustrades,
consoles,  and  bas-reliefs  for  insertion  in  walls.
The  industry  was  largely  represented  in  the  Paris  Exposition ­
  of  1867,  in  the  London  International  Exhibition  of  1871,
and  at  the  Exhibition  in  Vienna.  It  is  gratifying  that  the
industry  is  already  firmly  established  in  the  United  States,
and  that  it  bids  fair  to  assume  large  proportions,  particularly
in  the  Western  States,  where  suitable  building  stone  cannot
bc  readily  and  cheaply  obtained.
Terra-Cotta  at  Vienna.
Vienna  Brick  and  Building  Company.—The  great  brick
and  tile  Company  of  Vienna—the  "  Wienerberger  Ziegelfabriks
  und  Baugesellschaft  made  au  exhibition  worthy  of
its  reputation  as  the  most  extensive  brick  and  terra-cotta
manufacturing  concern  in  the  world.  It  erected  an  artistic
triumphal  arch  at  tho  eastcrn  end  of  the  space,  partly  enclosed
  by  the  art  buildings,—a  sort  of  gate-way  or  entrance
to  the  Art  Department  from  the  east—wliich  not  only  added
to  the  fine  architectural  effects  of  that  group  of  buildings,  but
gave  the  Company  the  opportunity  to  display  their  varied
architectural  productions  to  the  best  advantage.  This  arch,
high  and  broad  enough  for  a  carriage-way  and  transverse
arched  portals,  was  constructed  wholly  of  the  red  und  drab
bricks  made  by  the  Company,  with  Ornaments  of  terra-cotta,
such  as  cornices,  mouldings,  statues,  bas-reliefs,  and  medallions,—some
  plain,  others  enamelled  in  colors.  The  various
forms  of  bricks  wero  well  displayed  in  this  arch,  in  the  cornices, ­
  in  the  door-jambs  and  vaulted  roof,  the  bricks  being  so
perfect  in  form  and  finish  that,  when  well  laid,  no  surfäce-13