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UNINA9910493707303321 |
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Hilling John B. |
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Titolo |
The history and architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre : black gold, white city / / John B. Hilling |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cardiff : , : University of Wales Press, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-78316-844-7 |
1-78316-843-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Architecture - Wales - Cardiff - History |
Historic buildings - Wales |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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