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Habsburg Lemberg: Architecture, Public Space, and Politics in the Galician Capital, 1772-1914 (Central European Studies)
Markian Prokopovych
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Paperback. When Austria annexed Galicia during the first partition of Poland in 1772, the province's capital Lemberg was a decaying Baroque town. By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Lemberg had become a booming city with a modern, urban and, at the same time, distinctly Habsburg flavor. This work covers Lemberg and its architecture. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; 3JJC; AM; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
When Austria annexed Galicia during the first partition of Poland in 1772, the province's capital Lemberg was a decaying Baroque town. By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Lemberg had become a booming city with a modern, urban and, at the same time, distinctly Habsburg flavor. In the process of the ""long"" nineteenth century both Lemberg's appearance and the use of public space changed remarkably. The city center was transformed into a showcase of modernity and a site of conflicting symbolic representations, while other areas were left decrepit, overcrowded and neglected.""Habsburg Lemberg: Architecture, Public Space, and Politics ... Read more
When Austria annexed Galicia during the first partition of Poland in 1772, the province's capital Lemberg was a decaying Baroque town. By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Lemberg had become a booming city with a modern, urban and, at the same time, distinctly Habsburg flavor. In the process of the ""long"" nineteenth century both Lemberg's appearance and the use of public space changed remarkably. The city center was transformed into a showcase of modernity and a site of conflicting symbolic representations, while other areas were left decrepit, overcrowded and neglected.""Habsburg Lemberg: Architecture, Public Space, and Politics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Series
Central European Studies
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557535108
SKU
V9781557535108
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About Markian Prokopovych
Markian Prokopovych is a cultural and urban historian focusing on Central and Eastern Europe in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. His areas of expertise cover architectural and art history, urban planning, monument restoration, and musical culture.
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