Great Exhibitions

From the Crystal Palace to The Dome

Trevor May (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2010
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0723-0 (ISBN)

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In 1851 an event was organised in London that changed the world: The Great Exhibition. It was a spectacular showcase of technology manufacture and design from all over the world. Chronicling the first exciting spectacles, through to the much-maligned Millennium Dome, this title brings together the details and stories behind the great exhibitions.

In 1851 an event was organised in London that changed the world: The Great Exhibition. It was a spectacular showcase of technology manufacture and design from all over the world. In just a few months over six million people attended the exhibition in Joseph Paxton's famous Crystal Palace in Hyde Park. This was a landmark moment that characterised Victoria's reign, and became the model for other famous exhibitions in Chicago and Paris. Chronicling the first exciting spectacles, through to the much-maligned Millennium Dome, the details and stories behind the great exhibitions are brought together in this fascinating read.

Trevor May was educated at the universities of London and Exeter and is a professional historian, writer and educator. He has written over a dozen books on social and economic history topics, including books in the Shire Library series. He lives in Devon.

Introduction
The Crystal Palace
The White City Exhibitions
The British Empire Exhibition, 1924 and 1925
The Festival of Britain, 1951
The Millenium Dome: A Great Exhibition?
Further Reading
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.2010
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	17 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	166 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7478-0723-X / 074780723X
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-0723-0 / 9780747807230
Zustand	Neuware