Ein altes Foto, um 1924, von der British Empire Exhibition, die von 23.04.1924 bis 31.10.1925 im Wembley Park, Wembley, England, Großbritannien, stattfand. Dieser Blick blickt auf den See zum Bootfahren in Richtung Indian Pavilion. ‘Hauptbaumaterial für die Gebäude war Stahlbeton („Stahlbeton“), der aufgrund seiner Baugeschwindigkeit ausgewählt wurde. Wembley Park erhielt den Titel der ersten ‘konkreten Stadt’. Der indische Pavillon hatte Türme und Kuppeln im Stil des Taj Mahal. Aus wirtschaftlichen und politischen Gründen nahm die indische Regierung an der Saison 1925 nicht Teil.
3543 x 2516 px | 30 x 21,3 cm | 11,8 x 8,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
1924
Ort:
Wembley Park, Wembley, England, UK
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An old photograph, c.1924, of The British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley Park, Wembley, England, UK from 23.04.1924 to 31.10.1925. This view looks down the boating lake towards the Indian Pavilion. In 1920 the British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, on the site of the pleasure gardens created by Sir Edward Watkin in the 1890s. The main building material used for the Exhibition buildings was reinforced concrete, (then called ‘ferro-concrete’), selected for its speed of construction. Wembley Park thus earned the title of the first ‘concrete city’ the world had ever seen. Like Wembley Stadium, the other Exhibition buildings were designed by John William Simpson and Maxwell Ayrton, assisted by engineer Owen Williams. Nearly 2, 000 men were employed in constructing the Exhibition buildings during 1923–4. Aside from the Stadium and major colonial pavilions there were four other major structures. These were the palaces of Engineering, Industry and Arts, and HM Government Building. At the time, the palaces of Industry and Engineering were world’s largest reinforced concrete structures. The Exhibition’s roads were named by Rudyard Kipling. The Indian pavilion had towers and domes in the style of the Taj Mahal. For both economic and political reasons, the Indian Government did not take part in the 1925 season. The restaurant in the Indian Pavilion used Indian cooks. In 1925 Veeraswamy & Co ran the Indian restaurant. Veeraswamy & Co. later founded the first Indian restaurant (in Regent Street) aimed at a non-Anglo-Indian, upmarket cliental. In addition to the pavilions and kiosks there was a lake, a funfair, a garden and a working replica coal mine. After admission, most of the attractions in the grounds were free. They could also be explored after dark. This amateur photograph was taken by a visitor to the event – it will look soft if used at too large a size.
