World's Fair Information Manual

EXHIBIT

Vatican Pavilion

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

Mr. Clifford W. Golden
Archdiocesan Building Commission
451 Madison Avenue
New York 22, New York
PL 9-1400

CONTRACT SIGNED

October 19, 1962

DESIGNER-"PIETA" EXHIBIT

Jo Meilziner

CONTRACTOR

Stewart - Muller

LOCATION

Block 34; Lot 1
International Area

AREA

52,778 Sq. Ft.

ARCHITECTS

York and Sawyer
Kiff, Colean, Voss & Souder
230 Park Avenue
New York 17, New York
MU 3-5700
and
Hurley and Hughes
1860 Broadway
New York 23, New York
CI 5-3620
and
Luders and Associates
18 Main Street
Irvinton-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.
914 LY 1-8770

Vatican Pavilion — SOURCE: 1964 World's Fair Information Manual

FEATURES

His Holiness, Pope John XXIII spoke from the Vatican via transatlantic cable at 3:00 A.M. (EST), Wednesday, October 31, 1962, to Mr. Moses and other Fair officials as well as dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church here in the United States, and the construction workers at the site of the Vatican Pavilion. By doing so, he gave the signal to start pile driving operations for the Holy See exhibit at the New York World's Fair.

The Vatican Pavilion, surmounted by a lantern and a cross, will feature:

The "Pieta" by Michelangelo;
A Gallery of Michelangelo's works as an artist;
A statue of "The Good Shepherd", an early Christian sculpture from the Catacombs;
An exhibit of one-quarter life size color transparencies of the Sistine Chapel;
A collection of Vatican coins.

The exhibit area and the "Pieta" will be approached through an entrance sitated on the south side of the oval-shaped pavilion. Here will be a courtyard flanked by a winged wall 103 ft. in length and 60 ft. in height.

A chapel, adaptable for multi-purpose use with a capacity for 350 people, will be located in the mezzanine, and will exhibit the statue of "The Good Shepherd".

Also located on the mezzanine will be a large exhibit rotunda.