Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The Explorers' Club, № CMLXXXIV

Egyptian Revival architecture—Most popular in the West following Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt & Syria (1798-1801), well-known extant examples include the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia, Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, & the Temple Works, a flax mill in Leeds; former examples include the original Tombs jail & the Murray Hill Reservoir in New York City.
Semper exploro.

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