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The Palace of Electricity covered eight acres and featured high towers at the entrances and corners, lofty columns, many sculptures and classic details making it a central feature of the Exposition.

On each corner of the building were sculptures designed by Bela L. Pratt. The primary sculpture was a standing figure representing light with smaller figures crouching in the shadows at her feet that symbolized darkness.

The building was designed to illustrate the beauty of electricity and architecture, especially at night when thousands of light bulbs glowed and reflected in the Grand Basin. The palace was encircled by twelve rows of light bulbs around the crown of the building and the columns were lit indirectly creating a stunning visual picture for Fair visitors.

Exhibitions housed in the building featured the remarkable progress made in the use and production of electricity in the twenty-five years since Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb. Edison, himself, was brought to the Fair to see that the electrical exhibits were set up properly.