New York Crystal Palace

Author : Edwin G. Burrows
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780190681210

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The Finest Building in America by Edwin G. Burrows Pdf

"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 ephemeral. It caught fire, and on October 5, 1858, "great waves of lurid light" overtook spectators and those rushing to save it. Within thirty minutes, the beloved dome was nothing but a heap of smoldering debris. In his latest book, Edwin G. Burrows, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for History and co-author of GOTHAM: A History of New York to 1898, offers a memorable and elegiac look at the Crystal Palace. While it didn't match in dimension Robert Paxton's London original--the scale of which was truly colossal--the New York version became a beloved landmark almost from the instant of its creation. Centerpiece of the 1853 World's Fair, it was home to numerous exhibitions and became a showplace for displaying the growing industrial might of the nation. Walt Whitman rhapsodized about it as "Earth's modern wonder, History's Seven outstripping." Its sudden loss provoked intense mourning-matched only perhaps by the razing of the old Penn Station a century later-and then gradually it slipped from memory. The Finest Building in America will evoke the Crystal Palace's life and times, replete with beautiful period images. The first book-length account of the building's short but glorious life, Burrows book aims to restore it in the minds and hearts of New Yorkers and New York aficionados and fans everywhere"--

Author : Edwin G. Burrows
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190681227

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The Finest Building in America by Edwin G. Burrows Pdf

When first opened to the public in 1853, New York's Crystal Palace created a sensation. Those who had seen London's Crystal Palace, the structure it was openly intended to emulate, argued that America's copy far surpassed it. Built in what is today Bryant Park, a four-acre site between 40th and 42nd Streets, the colossus of glass and steel indeed seemed poised to displace the British original in worldwide fame. Walt Whitman pronounced it "unsurpassed anywhere for beauty." Young Samuel Clemens--not yet Mark Twain--called it a "perfect fairy palace." Many perceived it as putting America, still in the thrall of European culture, on the map. "To us on this side of the water," wrote newspaperman Horace Greely, who had also visited London's Crystal Palace, "it was original." Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edwin G. Burrows offers the tale of what was proclaimed the country's "finest building." Centerpiece of the 1853 World's Fair, the New York Crystal Palace, like its London counterpart, was intended to display the country's latest technological achievements--as well as a few dubious cultural artifacts. But its primary function was simply to be seen and admired by the crowds that thronged to it; its very existence caused patriotic breasts to swell. And then suddenly it was gone. On October 5, 1858, merely five years after its construction, the Crystal Palace caught fire. Despite frantic attempts to save it, the magnificent dome was engulfed and within thirty minutes the entire structure reduced to a heap of smoldering debris, through which for days afterward bereft New Yorkers picked for mementos. With sumptuous images and lively storytelling The Finest Building in America brings back to life an extraordinary monument, one that briefly but wholeheartedly captured the imagination of a country, giving form to its dreams and ambitions, and then vanishing from view.

Author : Georg Carstensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : New York
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010516383

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New York Crystal Palace by Georg Carstensen Pdf

Author : Association for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044108413998

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How to See the New York Crystal Palace by Association for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations Pdf

Author : William Carey Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
ISBN : BL:A0018782865

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A Day in the New York Crystal Palace and how to Make the Most of it by William Carey Richards Pdf

Author : Association for the Exhibition of the,N Y ) Crystal Palace (New York
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014574110

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How to See the New York Crystal Palace by Association for the Exhibition of the,N Y ) Crystal Palace (New York Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Tallis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : EHC:148100204453W

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Tallis's History and Description of the Crystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the World's Industry in 1851 by John Tallis Pdf

Author : Georg Carstensen
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342303465

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New York Crystal Palace by Georg Carstensen Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William C. Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 1332415687

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A Day in the New York Crystal Palace and How to Make the Most of It by William C. Richards Pdf

Excerpt from A Day in the New York Crystal Palace and How to Make the Most of It: Being a Popular Companion to the Official Catalogue, and a Guide to All the Objects of Special Interest in the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Georg Carstensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:794189126

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New York Crystal Palace by Georg Carstensen Pdf

Author : John McKean,Sir Joseph Paxton,Sir Charles Fox
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0714829250

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Crystal Palace by John McKean,Sir Joseph Paxton,Sir Charles Fox Pdf

This volume covers one of the most influential buildings of the 19th century. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace was the first public building to omit references to the past. Amid the historicist debates and battle of the styles of mid-19th-century Britain, Paxton's design was rational and straightforward.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
ISBN : UIUC:30112082607836

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How to See the New York Crystal Palace by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ian Leith
Publisher : Historic England
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015063196110

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Delamotte's Crystal Palace by Ian Leith Pdf

This book presents 47 photographs, which were all taken in 1859 by Philip Henry Delamotte and showed the interior of the Crystal Palace after it had been rebuilt in Sydenham, London and before it was destroyed for the first time by fire in 1866. These photographs are now housed in English Heritage's photographic archive, the National Monuments Record. All 47 photographs are beautifully reproduced in this book, as well as shots of the building in its original Hyde Park site where it was built for the great exhibition of 1851. Also included are views of the Crystal Palace when it was rebuilt after the 1866 fire and then when it was destroyed again by fire in 1936. The book also tells the story of this legendary Victorian pleasure dome and its many incarnations. Much of our previous knowledge of this important building and its contents came almost entirely from engravings. The reproduction of these high quality original photographs allows, for the first time, a much fuller appreciation of one of the most important architectural and cultural features of mid-Victorian England, which in its heyday was visited by many millions of people.

Author : William C. (William Carey) 18 Richards
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1361717750

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DAY IN THE NEW YORK CRYSTAL PA by William C. (William Carey) 18 Richards Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Georg Carstensen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 133316680X

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New York Crystal Palace by Georg Carstensen Pdf

Excerpt from New York Crystal Palace: Illustrated Description of the Building The first column of the Crystal Palace was erected with appropriate ceremonies on the 3oth of October, 1852, and simultaneously with this first active step to the erection of the building, the delays and neglectful ness, afterwards the source of so much complaint, seemed to spring into existence, for even on the 24th of November nothing but that single column had been raised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.