“House in colours of Pyra
mids”…Egyptian Revival Style in Polish Architecture: “The Egyptian House” in Kraków
Zinkow, Leszek (Kraków)
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, vol.12, Kraków (2008)
Abstract
The impact of Ancient Egypt on European architecture is usually discussed in a broader, multilayered context. although the phenomenon of „Egyptomania” has only recently gained the status of an autonomous scientific field and has become quite popular in the last few decades, several monographs focusing on the architectural aspects of this issue have been published; such as J.-m.Hum- bert’s, l’ Égyptomanie dans l’art occidental, Paris, 1989; J.s. curl’s, Egyptomania. The Egyptian Revival: a Recurring Theme in the History of Taste, manchester & new york 1994; and Imhotep Today: Egyptianizing architec- ture, ed.1 by J.-m.Humbert, c.Price, London 2003, unfortunately without any reference to Poland.In Polish architecture obelisks and pyramids showed up before the nineteenth century.
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