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19th century virtual reality brings Hawaiian volcano to life

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This building housed the Kīlauea cyclorama at the Chicago World's Fair in1893. Positioned above the entrance to the cyclorama was a statue of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, standing on a lava flow and holding a flame. For more info, please see https://chicagology.com/columbiaexpo/fair052/.