Arriving at the Rotunda: Extended Architectures of the Panorama
A panorama, as classically defined, is a 360-degree landscape painting entered through a dark hallway, up a spiral staircase and seen from a viewing platform. Patented by Irishman Robert Barker in 1787 as a technology intended for art and entertainment, these massive canvases transport visitors to magnificent travel locations (a view of Niagara Falls in […]