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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 qual- 
ity alone should commend it particularly for fine Ornaments, 
capitals, bas-reliefs, cornices, window-caps, etc. It is ad- 
mirably 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 Kensing- 
ton 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 Exposi 
tion 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 Ziegel- 
fabriks 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 en- 
closed 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 medal- 
lions,—some plain, others enamelled in colors. The various 
forms of bricks wero well displayed in this arch, in the cor 
nices, in the door-jambs and vaulted roof, the bricks being so 
perfect in form and finish that, when well laid, no surfäce- 
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