The finest building in America : the New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858 /

"Built in 1853 in New York's Bryant Park and immediately pronounced the most beautiful structure in America, the Crystal Palace was intended not simply to emulate but rival the famous Victorian landmark in London's Hyde Park. As with its English counterpart, however, its beauty was ep...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burrows, Edwin G., 1943-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.)
New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations > (1853-1854 : > New York, N.Y.)
New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
1775-1865
Glass construction > New York (State) > New York.
Lost architecture > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865.
Construction en verre > New York (État) > New York.
Monuments disparus > New York (État) > New York.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
ARCHITECTURE > Project Management.
ARCHITECTURE > Security Design.
Buildings
Glass construction
Lost architecture
New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) > New York
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The End
  • Glances at Europe
  • An Honor to the Country
  • The Wilderness of Objects
  • The Widowed Bride of Sixth Avenue
  • Epilogue: The Finest Building in America.

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