Atlanta's Parks and Monuments - Rilegato

Cook, Rodney Mims Jr.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1531667880 ISBN 13: 9781531667887

Casa editrice: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2013

Riassunto

Since the city's beginnings after the War of 1812, Atlanta has had a tradition of building with a regard for becoming a world-class metropolis. Before being burned by Union general William T. Sherman in 1864, the city's appearance was described by noted European architect and urban planner Leon Krier as "looking like London in the 18th century." Atlanta was surrounded by estates and plantations, and many of the plantation builders were influenced by Greek and Roman architecture. The argument of slavery to the contrary, builders saw Greek temples as symbols of democracy and, as a result, embraced Greek and Roman revival architecture as the dominant national style. Great monuments followed in this tradition to the letter in the capital of the South.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1531667880
• ISBN 13: 9781531667887
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 130
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile