Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century

by Lucia Allais

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How architectural monuments survived and historical preservation was reinvented during the destructions of the twentieth century.

The twentieth century was highly destructive, but from its landscapes of ruins was born a new architectural type: the cultural monument. In the wake of World War I, an international movement arose which aimed to protect architectural monuments in large numbers, and regardless of style, hoping not only...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226840077

ISBN13:9780226840079

Release Date:March 2025

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:347 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"

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Architecture History

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