Building Paris : architectural institutions and the transformation of the French capital, 1830-1870...
Building Paris : architectural institutions and the transformation of the French capital, 1830-1870...
Building Paris : architectural institutions and the transformation of the French capital, 1830-1870 / David Van Zanten.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
Call Numbers
NQ720.944/16
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. The Quartier de l'Opera -- 2. The Government Architectural Services -- 3. The Foreground: The Fundamentals of Representational Building -- 4. The Background: The Fundamentals of Private and Institutional Building -- 5. The Architects -- 6. Haussmann, Baltard, and Municipal Architecture -- 7. Chur...
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
Building Paris provides an overview of the various architectural services that collectively gave shape to the French capital during a period of explosive growth, from 1830 to 1870. In his analysis of the transformation of Paris during this period, David Van Zanten demonstrates how a succession of royal and imperial monarchs used urban projects as r...
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Building Paris : architectural institutions and the transformation of the French capital, 1830-1870 / David Van Zanten.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-345) and index.
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NQ720.944/16
Record Identifier
74VKRzxXKrWy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRzxXKrWy
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ISBN
052139421X (hardback)
DDC
720.94436109034
MMS ID
991023125899702626
