Caption

View of the world exhibition in Antwerp, Vue générale de la halle aux machines, du pont, du Congo et du musée, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Th. Lantin, Antwerp, printer (person): Joseph Maes, 1894, printer (person), paper, collotype, photoprint, height 157 mm x width 220 mm, facade (of house or building), world fair, world exhibition, World Exhibition 1894 (Antwerp), A wide elevated view of a cityscape showing a broad tree-lined avenue running toward the center with small figures walking along it, flanked by fenced gardens, paths, and clustered buildings; on the left a long industrial hall with a pitched roof and rows of small vents and flags along its side, and a large cylindrical structure in the foreground; on the right a block of ornate classical buildings with columned facades and adjacent smaller commercial structures; scattered tents, pavilions, and landscaped enclosures occupy the middle ground, while a dense spread of rooftops and church spires fills the distant horizon under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_149

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Keywords

View world exhibition Antwerp Vue générale de la halle aux machines du pont du Congo et du musée page photomechanical print photographer Th Lantin printer person Joseph Maes 1894 paper collotype photoprint height 157 mm x width 220 mm facade of house building world fair World Exhibition 1894 wide elevated view cityscape showing broad tree-lined avenue running center small figures walking flanked fenced gardens paths clustered buildings left long industrial hall pitched roof rows small vents flags side large cylindrical structure foreground right block ornate classical buildings columned facades adjacent smaller commercial structures scattered tents pavilions landscaped enclosures occupy middle ground dense spread rooftops church spires fills distant horizon under pale sky