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An architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, and also takes note of the most the refurbishments. It explores different aspects of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going.

Grand Hotels Reality and Illusion

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/1/2002
      ISBN13: 9781861891211, 978-1861891211
      ISBN10: 1861891210
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      Book Synopsis
      An architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, and also takes note of the most the refurbishments. It explores different aspects of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going.

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