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Excerpt from The Improvement of Columbia, South Carolina: Report to the Civic League, Columbia, South Carolina In a group plan, it is of fundamental importance that the gen eral style of architecture of the different buildings be the same. It is evident that such a grouping should radiate from the Capitol, this being the building of greatest prominence and importance. Therefore a style agreeing with the Capitol is necessary. The simple forms, familiar in the classic Renaissance of the South, which has come to be known as the Colonial style, would seem most harmonious, and would give the most fitting architectural expression, - in keeping, also, with the best traditions of Southern architecture. The recently erected City Hall and Opera House directly in front of the Capitol is a striking example of the lack of both a Scheme for grouping and the entire absence of an architectural motive for the city's public buildings. Its style, whether good or not in itself, is certainly in total discord with the dignified lines of the Capitol, detracting materially from the prospect both looking from and toward the Capitol grounds. Its location directly on the street is unfortunate, in not providing suitable perspective for its front, or surrounding areas that might be made attractive with lawn and shrubbery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.