Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings

When:
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2017 12:00p -
1:00p

Where:
Boston Athenæum
10 ½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
< 21, Art, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup

Event website:
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/events/4423/fallen-glory-lives-and-deaths-historys-greatest-buildings

James Crawford reveals some of the world's most fascinating lost and ruined buildings, from the dawn of civilization to the cyber era. These iconic structures are the setting for stories of drama and intrigue featuring an diverse array of characters including Gilgamesh, the Cretan Minotaur, Agamemnon, Nefertiti, Genghis Khan, Henry VIII, Catherine the Great, Adolf Hitler, and Bruce Springsteen. Ranging in location from the deserts of Iraq, the banks of the Nile, and the cloud forests of Peru, to the great cities of Jerusalem, Istanbul, Paris, Rome, London and New York, "Fallen Glory" is a unique guide to a world of vanished architecture.


James Crawford works for Scotland's national collection of architecture and archaeology. Born in the Shetlands in 1978, he studied history and philosophy of law at the University of Edinburgh, winning the Lord President Cooper Memorial Prize. He has written a number of photographic books, including "Above Scotland: The National Collection of Aerial Photography," "Victorian Scotland," "Scotland's Landscapes," and "Aerofilms: A History of Britain from Above." In 2013, Crawford Credit Hazel Ferenbachwrote and acted as design consultant on Telling Scotland's Story, a graphic novel guide to Scottish archaeology. He lives in Edinburgh.


Registration is not required.


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The Athenæum's five galleried floors overlook the peaceful Granary Burying Ground, and, as Gamaliel Bradford wrote in 1931, "it is safe to say that [no library] anywhere has more an atmosphere of its own, that none is more conducive to intellectual aspiration and spiritual peace." The building was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

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