Sujet
Views of London, England.
Légende
Magic Lantern slide circa 1900, views of London, England, Victorian times. The idea to build the Imperial Institute originated in the late 1870s with the idea to build a permanent Empire museum or exhibition in London. An Indian Museum (of art objects) was opened at South Kensington in 1880, and then following the success of the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, the Prince of Wales enlisted the colonial representatives in a scheme to perpetuate the exhibition for the celebration of the Queen's approaching Jubilee. The building was designed by T. E. Colcutt, the foundation stone was laid by the Queen (July 1887), the official opening by the Queen took place on 10 May 1893 in a temporary hall as the Great Hall was not completed. The Institute housed a number of departments and exhibition galleries that were used to promote trade and research, and were used for a number of events. In the 1950s, parts of the buildings were demolished for the expansion of Imperial College. The Institute was renamed the Commonwealth Institute in 1958 and moved to Holland Park in 1962.
Date
1900
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A59_297
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
58,3Mo (3,1Mo) / 43,2cm x 33,8cm / 5100 x 3994 (300dpi)