Temple of Invention

Charles Robertson

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Editorial: Scala Publishers Ltd, 2006

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum, along with the National Portrait Gallery, occupies the historic Patent Office Building, re-opening in 2006. One of the finest neoclassical structures in the world, its Greek Revival design dates from 1836. Completed in 1867 as the third Federal building in Washington, DC, this national landmark was hailed by Walt Whitman as 'the noblest of Washington buildings'. Several important early American architects were involved in the original design of the building. Here inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison obtained title to their work. During the Civil War, it served initially as temporary barracks, hospital and morgue, and, in 1865, as the site of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball. In 1958, the Smithsonian acquired the building, saving it from demolition. An architectural adaptation gave it new life, and in 1968 the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened to the public. The new renovation will include a glass courtyard atrium designed by the.…

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Título
Temple of Invention
Autor
Charles Robertson
Editorial
Scala Publishers Ltd
Año de publicación
2006
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1857593855
ISBN 13
9781857593853

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