Palace of the People: The Crystal Palace at Sydenham 1854-1936 [Paperback]

Jan Piggott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004

Built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace originally graced London’s Hyde Park with Joseph Paxton’s remarkable geometric design and groundbreaking use of glass elements, prefiguring the modern movement in architecture. After the exhibition a group of bankers, railway directors, and men of influence moved the structure to a new site in south London, rebuilt it to an even grander scale, and set about its promotion as a "palace for the multitude." Here were exhibitions, concerts, and spectaculars to fill a splendid day out for Londoners of all classes and interests. Filled with plaster casts of great art treasures, life-sized models of dinosaurs, waterworks, and gardens, the Crystal Palace became a center of both education and entertainment from the Victorian era through its destruction by fire in1936.

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'...Dr Piggott's engaging and well-illustratedhistory repeats the rollercoaster story ofPaxton's progress with verve and sympathy.'-The Guardian'Palace of the People is a thoroughly researched, beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book.' -The Dulwich Society --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299200949
• ISBN-13: 978-0299200947
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,958,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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