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Loading... Echoes of Empire: Victoria & Its Remarkable Buildingsby Robin Ward
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Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is home to some of the finest turn-of-the-century architecture in Canada. Through Ward's wry, piercing and knowledgeable eye, we meet Francis Rattenbury, the flamboyant twenty-five-yearold designer of the opulent Parliament Buildings and Empress Hotel, whose career dissolved in scandal; Robert Dunsmuir, the tycoon who built an extravagant Scottish baronial castle; artist Emily Carr, premier Amor De Cosmos, and the Natives, missionaries and military men who made Victoria a city where cedar shakes, classical columns, pagoda roofs and heavenly spires jostle in a beautiful and contented ensemble. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)971.1History and Geography North America Canada British ColumbiaLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |