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1915 In Architecture
The year 1915 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * April – The ''Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition'', designed by Jan Letzel, is opened; it becomes the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. * April 21 – Theatre Circo, Braga, Portugal. * November 6 – Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Pennsylvania, designed by Abraham Burton Cohen. Buildings completed * Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay, designed by George Wittet. * Kumarakottam Temple, Kanchipuram, India rebuilt. * Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, Yosemite Village, California. * Well Hall Estate for arsenal workers at Woolwich in south-east London, designed by Frank Baines. Awards * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Frank Darling. * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held. Births * April 22 – Edward Larrabee Barnes, American architect (died 2004) * May 8 – Laurent Chappis, French architect and town planner (died 2013) * October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Wales Museum, Mumbai 01
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first lace/position), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to empire, the ''princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
