Description
| Product ID: | 9780195098570 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Temple of Liberty |
| Subtitle: | Building the Capitol for a New Nation |
| Authors: | Author: Pamela Scott |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Art: financial aspects, Art: financial aspects, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, History of the Americas, History, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, History of the Americas, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, USA |
| Description: | This richly illustrated book describes the construction of the first Capitol building from its design, to the development of the exterior, House and Senate wings, and its transformation into the building which stands today. This richly illustrated book describes the building of the first Capitol building - from the story of the iconography behind the design, the role of Washington and Jefferson in the planning of the design, and the account of the competition for the design - to the development of the exterior, House and Senate wings, and Transformation into that building which exists today. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1995-08-10 |
