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The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C.
Nicholas R. Mann
其他書名
The Integrity and Power of the Original Design
出版Green Magic, 2006
主題Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & PresentationArchitecture / History / GeneralArchitecture / Urban & Land Use PlanningHistory / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Body, Mind & Spirit / GeneralBody, Mind & Spirit / ReferencePolitical Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban DevelopmentTravel / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
ISBN09547230749780954723071
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=BdFJAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. shows how a system of number and geometric proportion, employed in the temples and cities of many of the great civilizations of the past, is present in the original design of the United States capital. In 1791, as the immense new Federal City took shape upon the landscape, it had to define and balance the powers of the People, the States, the Judiciary, the Legislature and the President. The architect had to give symbolic form to a new democratic republic. But, over the centuries, imbalances crept into this plan. Nicholas Mann describes this story in fascinating detail and asks: if the symbolism of the capital city is intended to be a true expression of America's heart, its innermost values, what can be done to restore the balance and integrity of its original, visionary principles?