{"product_id":"antiquity-in-gotham-9780823293841","title":"Antiquity in Gotham","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e | vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e: From the Appian Way to Broadway | 1\u003cbr\u003e Why Antiquity?, 2 • Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:\u003cbr\u003e Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,\u003cbr\u003e 3 • Organization of the Chapters, 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e. Herculean Efforts: New York City’s Infrastructure | 13\u003cbr\u003e The Grid, 14 • Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueduct\u003cbr\u003e and Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 • Bridging the East River\u003cbr\u003e in Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 • Train Stations: Appropriating\u003cbr\u003e the Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 • Conclusions, 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms | 35\u003cbr\u003e The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 • Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e Borough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and Foley\u003cbr\u003e Square, 43 • The Tombs, 51 • Conclusions, 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New | 57\u003cbr\u003e Banks, 58 • Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 • The First and\u003cbr\u003e Second Merchants’ Exchanges, 68 • The New York Stock Exchange, 71\u003cbr\u003e • Skyscrapers, 74 • Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture: \u003cbr\u003e The Seagram Building, 82 • Conclusions, 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e. Modern Museions | 85\u003cbr\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 • The Brooklyn Institute of Arts\u003cbr\u003e and Sciences, 90 • Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:\u003cbr\u003e The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 • The\u003cbr\u003e New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the American\u003cbr\u003e Museum of Natural History, 96 • Pantheons and a Stadium:\u003cbr\u003e The Architecture of New York’s Universities, 100 • Public\u003cbr\u003e Libraries, 108 • Conclusions, 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e. Togas at Home | 111\u003cbr\u003e Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New York\u003cbr\u003e City, 112 • The Tredwell Home, 114 • Residences in New York\u003cbr\u003e City after the Civil War, 115 • Pompeian Rooms in New York\u003cbr\u003e City, 116 • The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Room\u003cbr\u003e of Henry G. Marquand, 119 • Aspirational Antiquity: Décor and\u003cbr\u003e Design for the Middle Classes, 128 • Apartment Buildings:\u003cbr\u003e Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 • Conclusions, 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e. Dining Like Nero | 133\u003cbr\u003e The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 • Murray’s Roman\u003cbr\u003e Gardens, 136 • The Café de l’Opéra, 150 • Conclusions, 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh | 155\u003cbr\u003e New York’s Cemeteries before 1838, 156 • Green-Wood\u003cbr\u003e and Woodlawn, 159 • Classical Temples to New York’s Emperors\u003cbr\u003e and Gods, 161 • Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a \u003cbr\u003e Barque Kiosk, 165 • Conclusions, 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e. Heroic New Yorkers | 174\u003cbr\u003e Arches to Washington, 177 • The Soldiers’ and Sailors’\u003cbr\u003e Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 • The Column to\u003cbr\u003e Columbus, 192 • Monuments in Early Twentieth-Century\u003cbr\u003e New York, 196 • Conclusions, 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e. Eclectic Antiquity | 200\u003cbr\u003e Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 • Bathing\u003cbr\u003e Culture in New York City, 204 • Fraternal Organizations:\u003cbr\u003e The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 •\u003cbr\u003e Theaters, 211 • Conclusions, 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReflections\u003c\/b\u003e: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures | 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e | 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e | 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e | 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e | 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e | 273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406162796887,"sku":"9780823293841","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780823293841.jpg?v=1730494747","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/antiquity-in-gotham-9780823293841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}