The finest building in America :: the New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858 /
"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 ep...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190681227 0190681225 |
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| spelling | Burrows, Edwin G., 1943-2018, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvXgtWHkXXXPmyKxfbPQq The finest building in America : the New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858 / Edwin G. Burrows. New York : Oxford University Press, 2018. 1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "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"-- Provided by publisher Print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: The End -- Glances at Europe -- An Honor to the Country -- The Wilderness of Objects -- The Widowed Bride of Sixth Avenue -- Epilogue: The Finest Building in America. Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078812 New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854 : New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85272692 Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) fast New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations fast Glass construction New York (State) New York. Lost architecture New York (State) New York. New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. New York (N.Y.) History 1775-1865. Construction en verre New York (État) New York. Monuments disparus New York (État) New York. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Buildings Public, Commercial & Industrial. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Project Management. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Security Design. bisacsh Buildings fast Glass construction fast Lost architecture fast New York (State) New York fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRvQh7864Jh4rDGBFDWc 1775-1865 fast History fast has work: The finest building in America (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGYXqhYdQbmtvHxfRktD4q https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Burrows, Edwin G., 1943- Finest building in America. New York : Oxford University Press, 2018 9780190681210 (DLC) 2017031341 (OCoLC)982092707 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1668810 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Burrows, Edwin G., 1943-2018 The finest building in America : the New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858 / Prologue: The End -- Glances at Europe -- An Honor to the Country -- The Wilderness of Objects -- The Widowed Bride of Sixth Avenue -- Epilogue: The Finest Building in America. Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078812 New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854 : New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85272692 Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) fast New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations fast Glass construction New York (State) New York. Lost architecture New York (State) New York. New York (N.Y.) History 1775-1865. Construction en verre New York (État) New York. Monuments disparus New York (État) New York. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Buildings Public, Commercial & Industrial. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Project Management. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Security Design. bisacsh Buildings fast Glass construction fast Lost architecture fast |
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| title_full | The finest building in America : the New York Crystal Palace, 1853-1858 / Edwin G. Burrows. |
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| topic | Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96078812 New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854 : New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85272692 Crystal Palace (New York, N.Y.) fast New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations fast Glass construction New York (State) New York. Lost architecture New York (State) New York. New York (N.Y.) History 1775-1865. Construction en verre New York (État) New York. Monuments disparus New York (État) New York. HISTORY General. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Buildings Public, Commercial & Industrial. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Project Management. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE Security Design. bisacsh Buildings fast Glass construction fast Lost architecture fast |
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