由于建筑的体量实在太大 ， 这座展馆甚至沿着密歇根湖畔延伸了长达3英里（约5公里） 。 [12

The largest building at the Fair by far was the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. Covering a full eleven acres the enormous structure was used to display consumer goods not only from the United States but from around the world. Between exhibits by manufacturers from the Americas Europe and Asia visitors could also view assorted items of historical significance including furniture owned by the King of Bavaria and a spinet which had belonged to Mozart.[11
The Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building was so large that its waterfront fa?ade extended for a third of a mile (.5 kilometers) along the shore of Lake Michigan.[12

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制造与文艺馆的北面是美国国会大厦和渔业馆 。 前者由美国财政部门的建筑师J.W. Edbrooke设计 ， 这座建筑看上去较为低调 ， 展示了美国政府的许多展品 。 相比起旁边的渔业馆而言 ， 这座建筑相对普通 。 渔业馆由芝加哥建筑师Henry Ives Cobb设计 ， 建筑打破了Great Basin其他建筑的Beaux-Arts审美标准以及荣誉法院多彩玻璃的标志 。 最吸引游客的是建筑通高的玻璃水族馆 ， 其中展示了成百上千种咸水鱼和淡水鱼 。