Empire Building - Orientalism and Victorian Architecture - Paperback - 1996

This study explains how and why western architecture was exported in the 19th century to colonies in the East, and how Islamic and Byzantine architectural ideas and styles in turn impacted on the West. It also explores the influence of the East on writers such as Ruskin.
Year of publication: 1996
Pagination: 304 pages, 30 line illustrations, 90 b&w photographs
Format: Paperback