Imperial London: Civil Government Building in London 1851-1915 (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)
By M. H. Port.
Description
This important book tells the story of the public buildings erected in London during the period when that city served as the capital of a worldwide empire. Examining a wide range of structures, including the British Museum, the Law Courts, the Whitehall government buildings, and the South Kensington museums complex, M.H. Port discusses their political, financial, and social history and the debates over the architectural styles in which they would be built.Port relates the arguments conducted in Parliament and in the press over the extent to which these buildings were needed, the character t...
ISBN(s)
0300059779, 9780300059779
