Una vecchia fotografia, c.1924, della British Empire Exhibition tenutasi a Wembley Park, Wembley, Inghilterra, Regno Unito dal 23.04.1924 al 31.10.1925. Questa vista è del luna Park, dei chioschi di divertimento e del giro sulle montagne russe e sulle montagne russe: La pista di legno si sposta dentro e fuori dal paesaggio alpino. La rotonda ‘migliorata’ costò 6 giorni per un giro. Il principale materiale edile utilizzato per gli edifici espositivi era il cemento armato (‘ferro-calcestruzzo’), selezionato per la sua velocità di costruzione. Wembley Park ha ottenuto il titolo di prima ‘città concreta’.

• Collaboratore: M&N / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: 2D81DWG
• Dimensioni dei file: 23,8 MB (1,5 MB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 3543 x 2344 px | 30 x 19,8 cm | 11,8 x 7,8 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 1924
• Ubicazione: 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 is of the funfair, amusement kiosks and the big-dipper/roller-coaster ride – the wooden track wove in and out of alpine scenery. The ‘improved’ roundabout cost 6d for a ride. 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. In addition to the pavilions and kiosks there was a lake, a funfair, a garden and a working replica coal mine. There were also numerous restaurants. In 1924 J Lyons held a monopoly of catering. 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.

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