Temple of Invention : ; History of a National Landmark

Robertson, Charles F.

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Scala Publishers, 2006

1857593855 / 9781857593853

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum, along with the National Portrait Gallery, occupies the historic Patent Office Building, re-opening in 2006. One of the finest neoclassical structures in the world, its Greek Revival design dates from 1836. Completed in 1867 as the third Federal building in Washington, DC, this national landmark was hailed by Walt Whitman as 'the noblest of Washington buildings'. Several important early American architects were involved in the original design of the building. Here inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison obtained title to their work. During the Civil War, it served initially as temporary barracks, hospital and morgue, and, in 1865, as the site of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball. In 1958, the Smithsonian acquired the building, saving it from demolition. An architectural adaptation gave it new life, and in 1968 the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened to the public. The new renovation will include a glass courtyard atrium designed by the.…

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Titolo
Temple of Invention : ; History of a National Landmark
Autore
Robertson, Charles F.
Editore
Scala Publishers
Anno di pubblicazione
2006
Condizione
New
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1857593855
ISBN 13
9781857593853

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