|
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
|
Buy Now
Sir Herbert Baker - Architect to the British Empire (Paperback)
Loot Price: R928
Discovery Miles 9 280
You Save: R809
(47%)
|
|
|
Sir Herbert Baker - Architect to the British Empire (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This is the first full biography of the eminent British Architect
Sir Herbert Baker. Written with the full cooperation of his family
and with access to his archive and private papers, it gives an
account of his remarkable life and career, which established him as
the leading architect to the British Empire. From London, through
the commemoration of the empire's war dead in France, via South
Africa and Australia to India, he celebrated the might and power of
an empire which once ruled a quarter of the world. He was an
intimate friend of many of most fascinating men of his age,
including Cecil Rhodes, Lawrence of Arabia, John Buchan, Jan Smuts
and, of course, his fellow architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. From his
childhood in Kent, through a Victorian architectural apprenticeship
in London and on to becoming the most prolific architect of his age
in South Africa, he built the new imperial capital of New Delhi in
India with Lutyens, before returning to England where he
established a practice in London that built or rebuilt such
landmark buildings as the Bank of England, South Africa House,
India House, Rhodes House, and the stands for Lords Cricket Ground,
as well as numerous churches and private houses.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(5)
(4)
(3)
