دانلود کتاب Victorian buildings in South Africa : including Edwardian and Transvaal Republican styles 1850-1910

The discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa provided an impetus for the material manifestation of rich and flamboyant buildings: amazing structures appeared not only in Johannesburg and Kimberley, the main centres of this new-found wealth, but also in the smallest dorps such as Aberdeen and Matjiesfontein - both miles away from anywhere, their ornate buildings standing out in strong contrast to the surrounding Karoo.

If this achievement of the past is to remain as part of our future, restoration, renovation and recording are a necessity The main motive of this book was to place on record as much as possible of what is left of this era in South African architecture. The work involved has taken the best part of ten years to complete, a period during which much has been lost through inadequate and misguided town planning.