Pevsner dedicated his original volume, on the Cities of London & Westminster, to the nights spent fire watching from Birkbeck College. Simon Bradley's revised volume, on the City alone, examines in detail the legacy of destruction and the subsequent reconstructions, in the aftermath of the War and in more recent memory, during the "boom" period from 1985-1993, when half of the City office space was rebuilt. Reconstruction on such a scale can only be compared with the rebuilding after the Great Fire when the City churches were designed by Sir Christopher Wren. His ingenuity is displayed in his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral; one amongst the many buildings which make up the City's rich architectural heritage. The guide describes a city both ancient and modern, ranging from Georgian masterpieces by Soane and Hawksmoor to lavish Victorian market buildings, from the iconoclastic Lloyd's building to the lesser known Livery Halls of the City Guilds.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Illustrationen
80 illustrations, glossaries, indexes
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Höhe: 223 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 4 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-14-071092-2 (9780140710922)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction: The City of London; the Roman City of London, Ralph Merrifield, Dominic Perring; Saxon and medieval City of London, revised by John Schofield, Simon Bradley; The City from the early sixteenth century to The Great Fire, John Schofield; rebuilding the City after The Great Fire; The City from 1700 to 1840; the Victorian City from 1840 to 1900; The City from 1900 to 1940; replanning and reconstruction - 1945-1975; the financial capital - 1975-1996; further reading. The City of London: St Paul's Cathedral; churches; public buildings; livery halls; streets.
