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Projecting the Landscape
Figuring Territory
3 January 2023
Projecting the Landscape
Alec White Reflects on the Role of Belvederes in the Conception of Territory
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Figuring Territory
Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
23 February 2017, 6pm
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
books
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4 volumes (cccvii leaves) : chiefly illustrations, plans ; 47 cm
Paris : A. Guérinet, [1905]
Recueil elémentaire d'architecture : reproduction rigoureusement exacte et intégrale de l'ouvrage de l'époque (étude des ordres d'architecture, décoration intérieure et extérieure des bâtiments, des galeries, des salons, arcs de triomphe, palais, fontaines, portes de ville, châteaux, hôtels, maisons, piédestaux, chapelles, mausolées, phares, belvédères, pavillons de plaisance, bâtiments bourgeois, portes, menuiserie, cheminées, vestibules, antichambres, salles à manger, chambres, décoration des lambris, moulures, etc., etc.). Supplément.
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4 volumes (cccvii leaves) : chiefly illustrations, plans ; 47 cm
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Paris : A. Guérinet, [1905]
books
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[8] pages, 50 leaves of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 35 cm
Paris : Monrocq frères, [185-?]
Parcs et jardins des environs de Paris : Nouveau recueil de plans de jardins et petits parcs, dessinés à vol d'oiseau dans les genres français, anglais, suisse, etc. : variés de forme et de grandeur et accompagnés de constructions formant l'ornementation des jardins, pavillons, chalets, chaumières, kiosques, belvédères, orangeries, serres, pigeonniers, ponts, cascades, rochers, grottes, berceaux, etc. / par Victor Petit.
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[8] pages, 50 leaves of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 35 cm
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Paris : Monrocq frères, [185-?]
SV1981:0031
ca. 1850s
PH2017:0059:002
2014
AP140.S2.SS1.D33.P111.6
DR1987:0106:009
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- A view of the Belvedere, a "Gothic" structure with a triangular plan set atop Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, with a distant view of the surrounding countryside.
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
1754 or 1755
View of the Belvedere Tower on Shrubs Hill
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DR1987:0106:009
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- A view of the Belvedere, a "Gothic" structure with a triangular plan set atop Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, with a distant view of the surrounding countryside.
architecture, landscape architecture, topographic
DR1979:0302
architecture, sculpture
printed 1552
architecture, sculpture