Europe - 19th Century Architecture, Victorian & Edwardian Period Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Europe - British Architecture
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Overview
The reign of Queen Victoria, which ran from 1837 to 1901, saw not only the zenith of the British Empire, a time of dynamic expansionism coupled with massive national self-confidence, but also great changes in the fabric of Britain as resourceful Victorians transformed the face of the country. They built railways with cathedral-like stations such as St Pancras; mighty bridges and viaducts; great trading ships like the Cutty Sark and SS Great Britain; model housing at Port Sunlight and Saltaire; a wealth of imposing buildings from palatial factories, banks, country houses and seaside piers to schools, hospitals and prisons; and, in an age when death was always nearby, cemeteries and mausoleums.This book explores all these aspects as Michael Jenner conveys in words and photographs the character of a remarkable age. With the centenary of the end of the Victorian era now at hand the time is right to appreciate its legacy anew.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 1999
Publisher
BPR Publishers
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780297825142