The City of Domes
A Walk with an Architect About the Courts and Palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a Discussion of Its Architecture, Its Sculpture, Its Mural Decorations, Its Coloring and Its Lighting, Preceded by a History of Its Growth
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The City of Domes is a book by John D. Barry, subtitled A Walk with an Architect About the Courts and Palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The contents list names chapters called The View from the Hill, The Approach, Under the Tower of Jewels and The Court of the Universe, among others. The text says Harbor View and the Presidio had several advantages: the site was level, within two miles or walking distance of nearly half the city's inhabitants, and stood on the bay, close to the Golden Gate.
The text says that after a somewhat bitter public controversy the Exposition directors, in July, 1911, announced a decision that caused general surprise. In a talk about domes, the text says the idea had come from the bees, from the shape of their hives, and that the greatest users of the dome were the Byzantines. The text lists murals by Frank Brangwyn, of London, representing Elements.
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- John D. Barry
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- 131
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- English
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- American History
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