The Metal Dome of the Paris "Halle au Blé", a Mechanical Architecture

The construction of the metal framework of the former Paris's corn exchange building was a strategical issue for the city’s flour supply. This monument, also called the “Louvre of the people” by Napoleon himself, had to be lastingly protected. Erected at the dawn of the French industrial Revolu...

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Main Author: Jean-Roch Dumont Saint-Priest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria 2020-01-01
Series:ArcHistoR Architettura Storia Restauro - Architecture History Restoration
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Online Access:http://pkp.unirc.it/ojs/index.php/archistor/article/view/409