| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 215 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Architecture of Wales |
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Architecture of Wales.
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| Contents |
Intro; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Foreword; List of Illustrations; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Editorial Note; 1 A Small, Sleepy Town in the Shadow of a Castle; 2 Black Gold; 3 A Gentleman's Park; 4 A Battle for Sites and Minds; 5 Negotiations and Diversions; 6 Plans and Petitions; 7 A View of the Civic Centre: Its Layout, Appearance and Open Spaces; 8 Development of the Civic Centre Before the First World War: Buildings and Monuments; 9 Development of the Civic Centre Between the Wars: Buildings and Monuments |
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10 Development of the Civic Centre After the Second World War: Buildings and Monuments11 Cardiff's Civic Centre in Context; 12 Conclusion; Brief Biographies of Architects; Architectural Glossary; Bibliography; Notes |
| Summary |
The history and architecture of Britain's finest civic centre, and how it came to be created following the boom of the coal industry in the south Wales coalfield |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed September 20, 2016) |
| Subject |
Public buildings -- Wales -- Cardiff -- History
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial.
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Public buildings
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Wales -- Cardiff
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781783168439 |
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1783168439 |
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9781783168446 |
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1783168447 |
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